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Continue vs Windsurf

Honest breakdown of Continue (open-source ai assistant for vs code and jetbrains. customizable rules, models, contexts.) and Windsurf (codeium's ai-native ide with cascade — flow-state agentic editing.). Last refreshed 2026-04-30.

Aspect Continue Windsurf
Category extension ide
Pricing Free Free + $15/mo
Open source Yes No
License Apache-2.0 Proprietary
Models
  • · claude-sonnet-4-6
  • · gpt-5
  • · any-via-openai-compatible
  • · claude-sonnet-4-6
  • · gpt-5
  • · windsurf-internal
Integrations
  • · Ollama
  • · OpenRouter
  • · Continue Hub
  • · MCP
  • · GitHub
  • · GitLab
  • · Bitbucket
Best for
  • · JetBrains users
  • · Teams who want shared prompt library
  • · Privacy-conscious devs
  • · Enterprise-grade compliance needs
  • · Teams migrating from VS Code

When to pick Continue

  • · JetBrains users
  • · Teams who want shared prompt library
  • · Privacy-conscious devs

When to pick Windsurf

  • · Enterprise-grade compliance needs
  • · Teams migrating from VS Code
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