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Windsurf vs Cursor

Windsurf published paid entry is $20/mo. Cursor published paid entry is $8/mo. Cursor lists a lower published paid entry ($8/mo) than Windsurf ($20/mo). Limits and free tiers are in the table.

Windsurf vs Cursor: published list prices

Ws Windsurf Cu Cursor

Where they really differ

Entry
$20 vs $8

Lowest published paid individual price in the catalog.

Top plan
$200 vs $200

Highest individual list price we could parse.

Team
$80 vs $30

Lowest parsed team or seat price. not public when the string does not yield a single number.

Plan by plan

Field Windsurf Cursor
Entry paid $20 $8
Top plan $200 $200
Team seat $80 $30
Free plan Same as Devin Free. Limited usage on Free. Plus and above add a weekly Cursor-model pool.
Works in IDE IDE, Cloud
MCP Yes Yes
Limits windsurf.com/pricing returned 404 on 2026-10-15. New customers buy The X Subscription, which also covers Grok and X benefits.
Last change Windsurf moves to Free / Pro $20 / Teams $40 / Max $200 Cursor sold as The X Subscription

Monthly list prices in USD. Checked 19 Oct 2026, 09:00 UTC.

Questions people ask

Windsurf entry is $20/mo. Checked Oct 15, 2026 on Introducing our new Windsurf pricing plans.

Cursor entry is $8/mo. Checked Oct 15, 2026 on Cursor pricing.

Cursor lists a lower published paid entry ($8/mo) than Windsurf ($20/mo).

Windsurf: Same as Devin Free. Cursor: Limited usage on Free. Plus and above add a weekly Cursor-model pool.

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