AI-native editor with Cascade agent flows.

AI-native editor with Cascade agent flows.

Rating: 4.4/5

Key features

  • Cascade agent
  • Multi-file edits
  • Cmd+K

Best for

  • Developers
  • Teams

Pros

  • Agentic edits
  • Fast

Cons

  • Pro for limits

Pricing: Freemium — free tier; Pro $15/mo

AIToolsSolo Score — Windsurf

5.0/5

A transparent composite of our hands-on rating (70% weight) and the verified evidence this entry carries (30%: depth of features/pros/cons, last_verified recency, pricing clarity, and pros/cons balance). Only signal actually on the page counts — nothing is auto-inflated.

  • Editorial rating: 4.4/5
  • Evidence depth: 2.0/2
  • Freshness: 1.0/1
  • Pricing clarity: 0.5/0.5
  • Pros/cons balance: 0.5/0.5

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