GitHub Copilot
Inline completion, chat, code review and coding agents across VS Code, JetBrains and github.com.
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GitHub Copilot vs Windsurf
GitHub Copilot (GitHub) and Windsurf (Cognition) both sit in Coding. Windsurf is the cheaper entry point at Free tier available, paid plans exist for enterprise and advanced usage (pricing not published in context). GitHub Copilot shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (9 vs 8). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | GitHub Copilot GitHub | Windsurf Cognition |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | September 2026 update | 3.10.23 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $10/mo | Free tier available, paid plans exist for enterprise and advanced usage (pricing not published in context) |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Pro $10 · Pro+ $39 · Max $100 | Free free |
| Model stack | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Claude 5 · Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Haiku 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.6 · Claude Opus 4.7 · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Sonnet 4 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3.6 Flash · Gemini 3.7 Flash · Gemini 3.8 Flash · GPT-5 mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · GPT-6 Astra · Grok 4.5 · Grok 4.5 Raptor mini · Grok 4.6 · Kimi K2.7 Code · Kimi K3 · MAI-Code-1.1-Flash | Cascade · Claude · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Devin · Fast · Fusion · Gemini · GPT · GPT 5.2 Mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.6 · Haiku · Kimi K2.5 · OpenAI frontier models · SWE 1.7 · SWE-1.5 · Ultra |
| Context window | Varies by model | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 9 | 8 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Inline completion, Agent mode, Code review, Copilot Workspace, MCP support, Code completions, Next edit suggestions, Chat | 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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