The leading open-source AI code assistant. Bring your own model (Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic) and use it inside VS Code or JetBrains. Fully customizable and free.

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Auditable, customizable, and free forever

Open Source

Connects easily to Ollama, LM Studio, etc.

Local LLMs

Configure every aspect of your AI experience

Full Control

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Next-generation AI development environment with autonomous workflows and long-term memory. Designed for complex applications and enterprise development with advanced context understanding.

Windsurf

Maintains context and understanding across development sessions

Long-term Memory

AI-driven development processes that work independently

Autonomous Workflows

Advanced security features for enterprise development teams

Enterprise Security

Windsurf - Advanced AI Development Environment

Windsurf isn't just an editor, it's a flow state machine. Cascade understands your entire project context like nothing else.

Windsurf's deep context awareness is a game changer. It feels like pair programming with a senior engineer who knows the codebase inside out.

Competition is heating up! Windsurf is bringing some serious innovation to the AI IDE space.

Feature	Continue	Windsurf
Pricing	Free (Open Source)	Free tier available, Pro from $25/month
Primary Category	Developer IDEs & Agents	Developer IDEs & Agents
Best For	Open Source Lovers	Enterprise Development
Key Strength	Fully open source	Autonomous coding workflows
AI Model	Integrated	Integrated

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