Cursor vs Windsurf: plans and pricing

Cursor Plus is the cheaper way in at $8 per month, vs $20 for Windsurf Pro. At the standard tier, Windsurf Pro costs $20 per month vs $30 for Cursor Premium. At the top tier tier, Cursor Ultra and Windsurf Max both cost $200 per month. Cursor has a free plan. Windsurf has a free plan.

US prices from official pricing pages, verified October 29, 2026.

Tier	Cursor	Windsurf
Free	Free Free	Free Free
Budget	Plus $8/mo	—
Standard	Premium $30/mo	Pro $20/mo
Power user	Super $100/mo	—
Top tier	Ultra $200/mo	Max $200/mo
Teams	Teams From $30/mo per user	Teams $80/mo

Monthly prices in USD before tax. Plans are grouped by comparable tier.

Cursor

AI code editor with agents and cloud agents, now sold as part of The X Subscription with Grok and X.

FreeFree
Agent and Chat with limited usage
Plus$8/mo
Agent with Cursor’s own models (Grok and Composer) · Grok Chat, Voice, Imagine, Build and API access
Premium$30/mo
4x Plus usage · Cloud agents, automations and Bugbot code review · Third-party models at API list price
Super$100/mo
15x Plus usage · Priority model access at peak times
Ultra$200/mo
50x Plus usage · Earliest access to new products and models
TeamsFrom $30/mo per user
Seats at $30, $100 or $200 a month · Centralized billing, SSO and usage analytics

Cursor is sold as part of The X Subscription, one subscription for Grok, Cursor and X. Each plan’s usage pool is shared between Grok and Cursor and refreshes weekly.
Third-party models (Claude, GPT, Gemini) are billed at API list price from prepaid credit, on Premium and above only.
Pro ($20), Pro+ ($60) and the previous Ultra are legacy plans: existing subscribers keep them, new subscribers choose from the plans above.
Yearly billing costs $80 for Plus, $300 for Premium, $1,000 for Super and $2,000 for Ultra, about 17% less than paying monthly.

Anysphere official pricing ↗

Windsurf

AI code editor with coding agents and Devin cloud agents.

FreeFree
Light quota to code with agents · Unlimited Tab completions and inline edits
Pro$20/mo
Increased quotas · Cloud agents (Devin Cloud) · Extra usage at API pricing
Max$200/mo
Significantly higher quotas
Teams$80/mo
Unlimited team members · Admin dashboard with analytics

Cognition official pricing ↗

Frequently asked questions

Which is cheaper, Cursor or Windsurf?: Cursor Plus is the cheaper way in at $8 per month, vs $20 for Windsurf Pro. At the standard tier, Windsurf Pro costs $20 per month vs $30 for Cursor Premium. At the top tier tier, Cursor Ultra and Windsurf Max both cost $200 per month.
Do Cursor and Windsurf have free plans?: Cursor has a free plan. Windsurf has a free plan.
What is the most expensive Cursor plan?: Cursor Ultra costs $200/mo.
What is the most expensive Windsurf plan?: Windsurf Max costs $200/mo.