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. GitHub Copilot is the cheaper entry point at Free tier · from $10/mo. Windsurf shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (14 vs 7). 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 releases | 3.12.28 |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $10/mo | Free tier · from $20/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Pro $10 · Pro+ $39 · Max $100 | Free free · Pro $20 · Max $200 · Teams $120 |
| Model stack | Claude 3.5 Sonnet · Claude 5 · Claude Fable 5 · Claude Fable 5.1 · Claude Haiku 4.5 · Claude Haiku 5.5 · Claude Opus 4.5 · Claude Opus 4.6 · Claude Opus 4.7 · Claude Opus 4.8 · Claude Opus 5 · Claude Opus 5.5 · Claude Sonnet 4 · Claude Sonnet 4.5 · Claude Sonnet 4.6 · Claude Sonnet 5 · Claude Sonnet 5.5 · Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3.6 Flash · Gemini 3.7 Flash · Gemini 3.8 Flash · Gemini 4 Argon · GPT-5 mini · GPT-5.2 · GPT-5.4 · GPT-5.5 · GPT-5.6 Luna · GPT-5.6 Sol · GPT-5.6 Terra · GPT-6 Astra · GPT-6 Luna · GPT-6 Sol · GPT-6.1 Sol · GPT-6.1 Terra · Grok 4.5 · Grok 4.5 Raptor mini · Grok 4.6 · Grok 4.7 · Kimi K2.7 Code · Kimi K3 · MAI-Code-1.1-Flash | 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 | Varies by model | Varies by model |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 7 | 14 |
| 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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