CodeGeeX
Zhipu's code model and IDE plugin, with open weights and a free consumer tier.
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CodeGeeX vs Windsurf
CodeGeeX (Zhipu AI) and Windsurf (Cognition) both sit in Coding. CodeGeeX is the cheaper entry point at Free personal tier. Windsurf shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (14 vs 0). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | CodeGeeX Zhipu AI | Windsurf Cognition |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | 4.5 | 3.12.28 |
| Entry cost | Free personal tier | Free tier · from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Personal free · Enterprise free | Free free · Pro $20 · Max $200 · Teams $120 |
| Model stack | CodeGeeX4 · GLM-4.7 | Cascade · Claude · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Devin · Devin Local · Fast · Fusion · Gemini · GPT · GPT 5.2 Mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.6 · GPT-6 Astra · Haiku · Kimi K2.5 · OpenAI frontier models · SWE 1.7 · SWE-1.5 · SWE-2 · Ultra |
| Context window | 128K tokens | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 0 | 14 |
| Origin | China | Global |
| Capabilities | Inline completion, Repo Q&A, Commit messages, Open weights | Cascade agent, Supercomplete, Live previews, Memories, Deploys, Devin Local Agent, Devin Cloud Agent, Cascade Agent |
Windsurf
An IDE whose Cascade agent tracks your actions and edits across the codebase.
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