Windsurf
An IDE whose Cascade agent tracks your actions and edits across the codebase.
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Windsurf vs Gemini Code Assist
Windsurf (Cognition) and Gemini Code Assist (Google) both sit in Coding. Gemini Code Assist is the cheaper entry point at from $19/mo. Windsurf shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (15 vs 9). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Windsurf Cognition | Gemini Code Assist |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Coding | Coding |
| Version | 3.10.31 | 3.5 Flash |
| Entry cost | Free tier · from $20/mo | from $19/mo |
| Pricing tiers | Free free · Pro $20 · Max $200 · Teams $80 | Gemini Code Assist Standard (12-month commitment) $19 · Gemini Code Assist Standard (Monthly commitment) $22.8 · Gemini Code Assist Enterprise (12-month commitment) $45 · Gemini Code Assist Enterprise (Monthly commitment) $54 |
| Model stack | 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 · Haiku · Kimi K2.5 · OpenAI frontier models · SWE 1.7 · SWE-1.5 · SWE-2 · Ultra | Gemini 3 Pro · Gemini 3.0 Flash · Gemini 3.1 Pro · Gemini 3.5 Flash |
| Context window | Varies by model | 1M |
| Public API | ||
| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 15 | 9 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | Cascade agent, Supercomplete, Live previews, Memories, Deploys, Devin Local Agent, Devin Cloud Agent, Cascade Agent | Agent mode, Codebase awareness, IDE and CLI, Code customization, IP indemnification, Code completion, Code generation, Chat in IDE |
Gemini Code Assist
Code Assist brings Gemini into VS Code, JetBrains and Cloud consoles with a large free tier and codebase-aware enterprise plans.
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