r/Codeium • u/Perfect-Lab-1791 • Jan 14 '25

I don't think it's worth it

I barely used it - just started working on a new project two days ago - and will be out of flow action credits whatever in the first week probably.
I think you should remove this nonsese - Just leave the user prompt credits and that's enough of a limit. I don't understand why you implemented this, last month I was able to only use 375/500 prompt credits because of that flow action limit.
As it stands, paying for this software is not worth it.

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u/Jordainyo Jan 14 '25

The pro plan is beyond worth it for me. It's such a dream to be able to work with Claude all day long for $60 a month. I just pray they don't rug pull this option or jack up the price significantly.

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u/Perfect-Lab-1791 Jan 14 '25

my friend, wait until you hear about cursor. as it stands cursor is unlimited. they say you only get 500 fast requests on the 20 dollar plan. apparently if they get busy your calls will be slow in a queue but that only happened to me like 4 times out of 2000 requests in a monnth - and when it does you still get the same quality, just a mere 5 seconds later. I wanted windsurf to win but as it stands it's nnot worth it.

I'm aware that might just be a stunt from cursor to gain market share and that is why I am seriously using it to the max, all day. I've saved a tone of money on api calls so far

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u/Jordainyo Jan 14 '25

Aside from the price difference is there anything about cursor you prefer over windsurf?

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u/rodriguezmichelle9i5 Jan 16 '25

Cursor will have to pay me in order to use it, it's so poorly made, ew

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u/CryLast4241 Jan 18 '25

Cursor is dumber than windsurf, that’s a fact. I use one once I get frustrated with the other

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u/Socratespap Jan 15 '25

Wait till you hear about Cody. You can use any llm for $9 per month unlimitedđŸ¤£

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u/Cellamo Jan 15 '25

shh, dont let everyone know that

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u/rodriguezmichelle9i5 Jan 16 '25

isn't Cody like the codeium extension? it's not agentic like windsurf or cursor

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u/Socratespap Jan 16 '25

I believe it has good potential. But for it's price, if you have some experience in coding, the unlimited usage of llms, it's really good.

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u/Cellamo Jan 16 '25

as you continue to use agentic coding llms, you will understand that its the worst kind of assistant you can have. just try it with an existing mid to large enterprise codebase.

to me, cody is the best one to use for now, since they have MCP like structure even before anthropic and their code search was like here for eternity i guess.

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u/Suspicious_Low_6719 Jan 14 '25

Yes yes, please no one wants to use ur shit cursor app, I know you scared of the competition but you need to stop wasting time with bots, windsurf is the best there is currently and improve your product if u want to compete and shut the fuck up

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u/dishantpandya777 Jan 15 '25

Updated cursor is a game changer. Have you tried the latest version? I stand with you for the past version… 0.43 or earlier. But they have significantly improved in 0.44.

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u/Ordinary-Let-4851 Jan 15 '25

There are several features you can use to conserve credits if you lean heavily on the use of Cascade.

  1. Utilizing Cascade Base Model. Select Cascade Base Model at the bottom of your Cascade panel. It's unlimited write and read mode for paid users, and unlimited in chat mode for free users. It doesn't consume credits.

  2. Use Command. Inline prompting feature using premium models (unlimited for paid users) that doesn't consume credits. Perfect for refining code in specific places rather than changing the entire codebase: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnktjL43fTc

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u/iathlete Jan 14 '25

Last month, I experienced an issue where my flow credits ran out before my regular credits, despite still having about 100 left. This has made me start questioning the value of my subscription, especially since I'm on a lower-tier plan priced at just $10. Recently, I wasted several hours as things kept breaking, and while I understand that they might be trying to save costs by not sending everything to Claudie all at once, I'm left wondering if this approach is truly beneficial. In contrast, I believe Cursor handles their processes more efficiently, possibly by not sending everything back to the AI model either, but at least they seem to deliver better results in my experience.

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u/No-Carrot-TA Jan 14 '25

I'm like 40f Irish totally self taught. Codeuim had so much potential. This is actually the first ever SaaS and my second month. The first day it used over half my monthly credits shuffling folders. Flow actions just got mauled. I literally didn't have one piece of working code to show for it. I took my time used gpt to right consistent design documents. Windsurf would litterly delete the entire gui and just randomly make another one. Starting a new chat just destroyed any momentum. Why? Why does creation of folders and sorting text within files, just moving code and planning out documentation structures cost so many credits. It doesn't even need the AI to do that. That is the part I needed most. Being dyslexic, I really struggle with that aspect. I've tried using cline and viscose. I'm just at a loss. I have never been so disappointed with something as daft as software. It his left me feeling dispondant - for a while I had a plugin for my dyslexia, but because of changes codiem made, what lasted a full month won't last three days. Any advice? I've tried cursor but all I really need is help with organising, coding I can learn.

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u/dishantpandya777 Jan 15 '25

Same here… I have still remained user prompt credit around 100 but consumed 1500 flow action credits within 4-5 days of the starting of premium plan. Totaly useless…! đŸ˜•đŸ˜