Windsurf

By Cognition

How often 10 AI models recommend Windsurf, what they say about it, and who they recommend instead, on the 1 buying question where it came up.

Mention rate

100%of all answers on this question

Best standing

#1of 24 on Best AI coding assistants

Buying questions

1where any model named it

Never named it

0of 10 models

Which models recommend it

Share of each model's answers that named it, at any position · The black tick marks the panel average

1. Claude Haiku 5.5100%
2. GPT-6 Luna100%
3. Gemini 4 Argon100%
4. Qwen 3.8 Flash100%
5. DeepSeek V4 Pro100%
6. GLM-5.3100%
7. Kimi K3100%
8. MiniMax M3100%
9. Mistral Large 4100%
10. Nemotron 3 Ultra100%

Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, the change shows here.

What the models say

Each model's one-line reason for recommending it, from its first answer

Best AI coding assistants 10

• Claude Haiku 5.5Capable agentic IDE with good context awareness and flow-based editing.
• GPT-6 LunaStrong agentic IDE experience with useful context gathering and multi-step edits.
• Gemini 4 ArgonSmooth agentic flow state that seamlessly combines deep context awareness with automated execution.
• Qwen 3.8 FlashAgentic flows and clean UX in a capable IDE.
• DeepSeek V4 ProAgentic IDE with smart context handling and fast inline suggestions.
• GLM-5.3Agentic flows with Cascade, fast and intuitive for developers.
• Kimi K3Strong agentic capabilities and innovative interface design.
• MiniMax M3Flow-aware IDE with strong context handling and Cascade agent.
• Mistral Large 4Best free tier with generous limits and strong multi-language support.
• Nemotron 3 UltraClean agentic IDE with strong context awareness

Against the competition

Each question's products ranked by the share of all answers that named them, Windsurf highlighted.

Best AI coding assistants

24 products named in 120 answers across 4 wordings

In nearly every answer

CursorGitHub CopilotWindsurfAmazon Q Developer

Contested

1. 5Tabnine88%
2. 6Claude Code66%
3. 7JetBrains AI Assistant64%
4. 8Cody61%
5. 9Replit48%

Mention rate by model and question

Share of each model's answers on the question that named it · Hover a cell for the count

Question	Claude Haiku 5.5	GPT-6 Luna	Gemini 4 Argon	Qwen 3.8 Flash	DeepSeek V4 Pro	GLM-5.3	Kimi K3	MiniMax M3	Mistral Large 4	Nemotron 3 Ultra
Best AI coding assistants	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

Does the wording matter?

Share of answers that named it under each way of asking the question · Hover a cell for the exact wording

Question	List request	Buyer asking for advice	Search query	Worth paying for?
Best AI coding assistants	100	100	100	100

Head to head

Against the products named most often on the same questions

Windsurf vs CursorWindsurf vs GitHub CopilotWindsurf vs Amazon Q DeveloperWindsurf vs TabnineWindsurf vs Claude CodeWindsurf vs JetBrains AI Assistant

Compare with another product

Other Cognition products: Devin

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