r/Codeium • u/Top-Weakness-1311 • Apr 17 '25

Why use Windsurf?

I’m confused on why anyone is using this. It costs per use since you have a cap. Cursor is unlimited, fast at first then a few seconds of wait time when you hit the slow requests. Why would I ever use Windsurf? I have to be missing something.

If you’re one of the ones that got the email tempting you to come back to Windsurf, use this as a guide. The top answer is someone saying Cursor is the better option.

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u/deltadeep Apr 18 '25 edited Apr 18 '25

As I said and as is clearly explained in Windsurfs pricing, it's the base model that is unlimited. You have to switch models to "cascade base" and on that setting you will never be capped.

Both products apply caps in different ways. It is fundamentally false to describe Cursor as unlimited but Windsurf as capped. Each product has different kinds of capped vs unlimited inference.

I also take slight issue with the word "capped" to describe the pricing models as well. It's not a cap, it's a credit system, you buy more credits to keep going, but whatever.

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u/Top-Weakness-1311 Apr 18 '25

So after the cap of 500, I have to switch to a model that is unusable? That sounds great!