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Cognition's agentic IDE with Cascade, SWE-1.5, Codemaps, and embedded Devin.

4.3
FreemiumCoding & Development

Pricing

Freemium

Company

Cognition

Founded

2023

Free tier with limited quotas; Pro $20/mo, Teams $40/seat, Max $200, Enterprise custom. Pre–March 2026 Pro subscribers grandfathered at $15/mo.

Who It's For
Software developersFull-stack engineersStartup developersSolo developers
Details
CompanyCognition
Founded2023
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About Windsurf

Windsurf is Cognition's AI-native code editor, spun out of Codeium and acquired by Cognition in 2025. As of early 2026 it ships SWE-1.5, Codemaps, cloud sessions, embedded Devin background agents, and unlimited Tab autocomplete alongside Cascade agent workflows.

Key Features

  • Cascade autonomous coding agent
  • Automatic context detection
  • Multi-step task execution
  • Built on familiar IDE interface
  • Deep integration with OpenAI models

Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Autonomous agent reduces manual prompting

+ Good at multi-step refactoring tasks

+ Strong context awareness

Cons

- Relatively new — still maturing

- Smaller community than Cursor or Copilot

- Some features still in development

Use Cases

Autonomous code refactoringFeature implementation from specsMulti-file changesRapid prototyping

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