Windsurf vs Continue — 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 | Windsurf | Continue |
|---|---|---|
| Rebranded: Windsurf is now Devin Desktop (Cognition AI) | ✓ | — |
| Cascade-style AI agent for multi-file agentic coding tasks, carried forward into Devin Desktop | ✓ | — |
| Real-time codebase awareness without manual context injection | ✓ | — |
| VS Code extension compatibility | ✓ | — |
| Legacy Windsurf Enterprise customers keep their existing plan and pricing per Cognition's migration FAQ | ✓ | — |
| New signups go through Devin's current Free/Pro/Max/Team/Enterprise plans | ✓ | — |
| 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 | — | ✓ |
Pricing Comparison
| Plan | Windsurf | Continue |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing model | Freemium (now under the Devin Desktop/Devin pricing structure) | Free / Open Source |
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