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Cursor vs Windsurf
In one paragraph
ShipRanked has not published a test score for Cursor or Windsurf, so this comparison does not name a winner. Cursor runs as Desktop IDE. Public price: Free, Plus $8/mo, Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo, Ultra $200/mo. Windsurf runs as Desktop IDE. Public price: Free, Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo. Both are listed for “Add a feature and tests” and “Fix a known bug”. A published score is the middle of three hands-on runs, from 0 to 100. Paid listings never take a ranking spot.
Side by side
Facts checked October 16, 2026. A best-fit note is not a verdict. Both tools are still being tested.
Price
Cursor. Free, Plus $8/mo, Premium $30/mo, Super $100/mo, Ultra $200/mo
Windsurf. Free, Pro $20/mo, Max $200/mo
Where it runs
Cursor. Desktop IDE
Windsurf. Desktop IDE
Model choice
Cursor. Included usage covers Cursor models: Grok 4.7, Grok 4.6, Grok 4.5, and Composer 2.5. Free and Plus do not include third-party models or your own API keys. Premium and above can use third-party models at API list price.
Windsurf. Pro includes frontier models from OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and SpaceXAI, plus leading open-source models. SWE-2 is free in Devin Desktop and the CLI through October 16, 2026. The Free plan has limited model availability.
Open source
Cursor. Closed source
Windsurf. Closed source
Best fit
Cursor. Not measured yet. Listed for Add a feature and tests; Fix a known bug.
Windsurf. Not measured yet. Listed for Add a feature and tests; Fix a known bug.
Where these tools are tested
Add a feature plus tests to a real project
The tool gets a real project and a written feature spec. It can change the code and add tests. We score it with checks the tool does not see.
Fix a known bug in a real project
We plant a known bug in a real project. The tool has to find and fix it, without breaking the rest of the app or rewriting the feature.