Windsurf (formerly Codeium) was acquired by Cognition and focuses on agentic AI workflows.
Strengths
- Image-to-Code via Cascade
- Multi-step Cascade AI Agent
- Best terminal integration
- Beginner-friendly UI
- Strongest security posture (ZDR, self-hosted)
- JetBrains plugin support
Weaknesses
- Credit system expensive for heavy users
- Slow on very large projects
- Missing power user features vs Cursor
- Still maturing
- Full agentic only in editor (not plugins)
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