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Windsurf
A
Granola
S
Claude Code
S
GitHub Copilot
B
TaglineCodeium's agentic IDE. Cascade agent + strong free tier.Meeting notes that don't suck. Runs locally, no bot joins.Anthropic's CLI agent. Opus-powered, operates on your repo directly.Microsoft/GitHub's autocomplete. Deep VS Code + JetBrains integration.
CategoryCodingMeetingsCodingCoding
PricingFree + $15/mo ProFree + $18/moPart of Claude Pro/Max/Team plansFree (limited) + $10/mo Pro + $19/mo Business
Best forDevelopers who want Cursor-like power for less money.Founders, execs, consultants who live in calls.Developers who want an agent, not autocomplete. Large refactors, tests, docs.Teams with GitHub already. Devs who don't want to change IDEs.
Strengths
  • Cheaper than Cursor
  • Cascade agent for multi-file tasks
  • Solid free tier
  • No bot in the call — runs on your Mac
  • Strong templates
  • Fast summaries
  • Runs locally, edits your actual files
  • Strong on large codebases with 1M context
  • Great at multi-step tasks
  • Great enterprise story
  • Works in your existing IDE
  • Chat + autocomplete
Weaknesses
  • Smaller community
  • Model selection more limited
  • Mac-only
  • Single-user by design
  • Terminal-based — learning curve
  • Can't be used without Claude subscription
  • Less agentic than Cursor/Claude Code
  • Model quality varies
Kai's verdictA-tier. Close second to Cursor. If $5/mo matters, start here.S-tier. Category-defining UX. If you take notes in meetings, switch this week.S-tier if you live in the terminal. Different shape than Cursor — complementary, not replacement.B-tier. Solid for autocomplete but the category moved past it. Pick Cursor unless you can't.
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