Windsurf
Cognition Editors & IDE helpers Free way to startAgentic IDE from Cognition (now sold alongside Devin). Free tier with unlimited Tab completion and a light agent quota.
Capabilities
| Read local project | Supported Cascade works across your workspace. |
|---|---|
| Edit files | Supported Cascade edits files; unlimited inline edits. |
| Run commands | Supported Cascade can run commands with confirmation. |
| Image input | Conditional Screenshot input depends on the selected model. |
| Long autonomous tasks | Conditional Quotas refresh daily/weekly; heavy agent use needs a paid plan. |
Working experience
Editorial assessment based on official documentation and publicly known behavior — not a field-test score. Sources and check date on this page.
🧪 ResetDog field notes
No completed field test for this tool yet. The capability descriptions on this page come from official documentation.
🎯 Good for
Change pages / UI · Fix a bug · · Continue from a screenshot · Let an agent run · Hand off my project
🧭 How you use it
Desktop app
Works on: macOS / Windows / Linux
💰 Cost & quota
Freemium · Free tier
🆓 Free / trial access
Free plan: a light agent quota, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits and unlimited Tab completions.
🏷️ Pricing notes
Pro $20/mo (higher quotas, full model access, cloud agents); Max $200/mo for power users. Usage quotas refresh daily and weekly; overage is billed at API pricing. (Windsurf is now part of Cognition; pricing listed on the Cognition pricing page.)
🚀 Setup
Download the Windsurf editor, sign in with a Windsurf/Cognition account.
⚠️ Main limitations
- Free agent quota is small and the free plan has limited models.
- Pricing structure has changed several times — recheck before subscribing.
🔒 Privacy & data
See Windsurf/Cognition privacy policy; data-use settings available in the product. Official privacy policy ↗
🧾 What is official vs ours
Facts like pricing, plans, and capability limits come from the official pages linked below, checked on the date shown. Summaries and task-fit notes are written by ResetDog. Anything marked “conditional” or “unknown” was not fully confirmed — treat it as unverified.