Alibaba's powerful open-source model (Unsloth optimized). Capable of handling huge monorepos with massive context windows. Run it locally or on private cloud.

Qwen3-Coder

Process entire repositories in a single prompt

Huge Context

Run on your own hardware with quantization

Local Run

State-of-the-art performance for open weights

High Performance

Qwen3-Coder - Open Source Giant

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	Qwen3-Coder	Windsurf
Pricing	Free (Open Source)	Free tier available, Pro from $25/month
Primary Category	Developer IDEs & Agents	Developer IDEs & Agents
Best For	Open Source Fans	Enterprise Development
Key Strength	Massive context window	Autonomous coding workflows
AI Model	Integrated	Integrated

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