Cursor vs Windsurf – Which AI IDE to choose to code faster?

Hello friends!

Today, I offer you a little video comparison (watch below) between Cursor And Windsurfingtwo AI IDE (dev environment) which will help you code any of your projects from A to Z. The video was filmed a few weeks ago, and since then, there have been quite a few updates. We might as well tell you that things move very (very) quickly, and that forming a fixed opinion on these two tools is sometimes a feat… So it's better to try them yourself to form your own opinion!

Cursor vs Windsurf: the main points

In the video, I show you how to code a little Tetris in HTML/CSS/JS using these two environments. AI-assisted development. The idea is to see how everyone manages file creation, code generation, testing (TDD), debugging, etc.

• Cursor : A IDE based on Visual Studio Code which integrates a chat and code generation system (Composer). You can plug in the models you want (OpenAI, Claude, etc.) and work in Agent or normal mode. The tool offers a free plan to get started, as well as paid offers (with more credits and faster queries).
• Windsurfing : developed by the Codeium team, it also takes the “VS Code + AI” approach, with its own features (notably the Cascade model). In terms of prices, we are on something quite close, with free and paid plans.

Both are doing the job, and their evolution is so rapid that we barely have time to turn around before seeing a new feature appear!

The strong points and the small minuses

• Cursor : clear interface, a very practical “Composer” to generate files automatically, and the possibility of using your own API keys. Its Agent mode is rather robust and the tool is becoming more and more complete (bug finder, version rollback, etc.).
• Windsurfing : more “turnkey”. AI does almost everything on its own, including unit testing and code generation. It can happen, like Cursor, to make small balls, but both AI IDE remain generally reliable.