Windsurf Slashes Prices
Windsurf slashed prices, killed flow action credits, and made its team plan one of the cheapest in the market. OpenAI is reportedly in advanced talks to acquire Windsurf for $3 billion. The timing of these changes feels deliberate.
New Pricing
Windsurf ditched usage-based flow action credits for flat-rate, per-user pricing. No more tracking multiple credit types for background AI actions. They credit better GPU optimization for making this work. Flow action credits never made sense to me — unnecessary complexity that confused users.
- Pro plan: $15/month per user
- Teams plan: $30/month per user (down from $35)
- Enterprise: Custom pricing
The Teams plan includes 500 credits per user with pooled add-on credits ($40 for 1,000 credits shared across the org). Seat management and analytics included. Advanced controls coming for an extra $10/user/month.
How Cursor and GitHub Copilot Compare
| Product | Free Tier | Individual Plan (Pro) | Team/Business Plan | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsurf | No | $15/month | $30/user/month | No usage-based credits; pooled add-ons available |
| Cursor | Yes (Hobby) | $20/month | $40/user/month | Unlimited completions on Pro; premium models with fair-use limits |
| GitHub Copilot | Yes (Free) | $10/month (Pro) | $19/user/month (Biz) | Pro+ at $39/month for 1,500 premium requests; extra $0.04/request |
The Numbers That Matter
At $30/user/month, Windsurf undercuts Cursor’s $40 and GitHub Copilot’s $39 Enterprise plan. The $15/month individual plan beats Cursor’s $20, though Copilot Pro at $10/month is still the cheapest option — with limits on advanced models and requests.
Dropping flow action credits removes the biggest source of user complaints: surprise charges and opaque billing. Whether the pricing holds post-acquisition is another question.