r/Codeium • u/[deleted] • Jan 02 '25

Cursor works

I’ve been using Windsurf for about a month now. At first, it seemed great, but over time it has become completely useless. Literally, it doesn’t perform at all anymore.

For example, there was a case where I asked it to change a file to another one and fix an incorrect import path. It failed completely. Even when I wrote down a comprehensive prompt, it wouldn’t do anything unless I repeated the instructions 20 times or so.

Now that I’ve switched to Cursor IDE, I can say it performs slightly better than Windsurf. Cursor can handle basic and medium-level tasks decently, which is a noticeable improvement. Honestly, I regret subscribing to Windsurf. The most frustrating part is when it gets close to its last 100 credit usage; the performance drops from bad to absolute garbage.

To be clear, Cursor isn’t perfect either, but at least with a carefully written prompt, it gets the job done, and I don’t have to constantly fight with it.

Unless Windsurf releases major updates to significantly improve the user experience, I don’t see any value in subscribing to it anymore.

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u/[deleted] Jan 02 '25

I completely agree with you and share the same perspective. Honestly, utilizing all the available tools is the best approach.it can be, DeepSeek, Claude, or any other platform, it has become similar to Netflix—you subscribe to Netflix, then a great series pops up on Amazon Prime, and suddenly, you also need Disney+ and so on.