Continue vs Windsurf — Head-to-Head Comparison
Quick verdict: Windsurf edges ahead
with a 4.5/5 rating vs 4.3/5.
See the full breakdown below.
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Continue | Windsurf |
|---|---|---|
| Connect to any LLM: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Ollama, and more | ✓ | — |
| Inline autocomplete with configurable model selection | ✓ | — |
| Codebase-aware sidebar chat with semantic indexing | ✓ | — |
| Slash commands for test generation, docstrings, and explanations | ✓ | — |
| Open-source Apache 2.0 license | ✓ | — |
| Local model support via Ollama for fully offline use | ✓ | — |
| VS Code and JetBrains plugin support | ✓ | — |
| Custom prompt and context configuration via JSON | ✓ | — |
| Multi-file context with automatic codebase indexing | ✓ | — |
| Team configuration sharing and self-hosted config server | ✓ | — |
| Cascade AI agent for multi-file agentic coding tasks | — | ✓ |
| Real-time codebase awareness without manual context injection | — | ✓ |
| Inline completions with multi-line suggestion support | — | ✓ |
| Terminal command execution from within the agent | — | ✓ |
| Web search integration for documentation and research | — | ✓ |
| VS Code extension compatibility | — | ✓ |
| Available as both standalone IDE and editor plugin | — | ✓ |
| Support for multiple frontier AI models | — | ✓ |
| Codebase-aware chat with semantic search | — | ✓ |
| Collaborative features for team coding sessions | — | ✓ |
Pricing Comparison
| Plan | Continue | Windsurf |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Free / Open Source | Freemium |
Which Should You Choose?
Choose Continue if...
Open-source AI coding assistant that lets you connect any LLM to your IDE
Visit ContinueChoose Windsurf if...
AI-native IDE by Codeium with deep agentic coding and flow state focus
Visit Windsurf