# Windsurf: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 27 judge labels across 1 category by 11 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/windsurf

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [AI coding assistants](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/index.md) | 4% | 2 | 11% | 27 |

## What the models said for it

- "Codeium — Best Overall for Small Teams ... If you want zero cost and basic autocomplete: Go with Codeium." (GLM 4.7 FlashX, AI coding)
- "Pick Cursor or Windsurf if: You want the most seamless experience for multi-file refactoring" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, AI coding)
- "Start with Codeium (Free). Ask your engineers to try the free version." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI coding)
- "Best For: Fast prototyping and users who prefer a guided, step-by-step agent experience inside the editor" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, AI coding)

## And against it

- "the individual version collects data by default, while enterprise versions offer zero-data-retention" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, AI coding)
- "cloud versions still risk data exfil. Some studies show similar vuln introduction rates." (Grok 4.20, AI coding)
- "Free tier available, but less capable on complex tasks per benchmark studies" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, AI coding)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Windsurf, from 66 of the 77 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- dev.to: 32
- github.com: 30
- gane.ai/index: 20
- daily.dev: 18
- docs.github.com: 12
- superblocks.com: 12
- sourcegraph.com: 11
- getorchestra.io: 10
- tmcnet.com: 10
- augmentcode.com: 8

### Pages cited

- https://dev.to/paullovelace/7-ai-coding-assistants-tested-honest-ranking-october-2026-2ehd: 13
- https://www.gane.ai/index/it/developer/ai-coding-assistants/smb: 13
- https://daily.dev/blog/best-ai-coding-assistants-comparison: 11
- https://getorchestra.io/guides/ai-assistants-coding: 10
- https://tmcnet.com/topics/articles/2026/10/21/464323-best-ai-coding-assistants-software-developers-comparison.htm: 10
- https://sourcegraph.com/blog/best-ai-coding-assistant: 7
- https://superblocks.com/blog/best-ai-coding-tools: 7
- https://zapier.com/blog/ai-coding-tools: 7

## In its own words

What Windsurf's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: the new name for Devin Desktop (https://windsurf.com/)
- For: developers (https://windsurf.com/)
- Price stated: Free $0; Pro $20 per month; Max $200 per month; Teams $80/mo + $40/mo per full seat; Enterprise Let's talk (https://windsurf.com/)
- Starting price: 0 (https://windsurf.com/)
- Free plan or trial: Free $0 (https://windsurf.com/)
- Customers named: Ramp, Harvey, NVIDIA, Modal, Intact Financial

## What it publishes

Every page windsurf.com exposes, read 2026-10-05: 652 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 365 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- case study: 49 pages, 16 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-29
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2023-03-01
- comparison: 11 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2024-04-01
- glossary or explainer: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-04-03
- Recent: 2026-09-29 case study: Airbyte https://devin.ai/customers/airbyte
- Recent: 2026-09-29 case study: Crosby https://devin.ai/customers/crosby
- Recent: 2026-09-17 case study: Ripple https://devin.ai/customers/ripple
- Recent: 2026-09-16 case study: Comarch https://devin.ai/customers/comarch
- Recent: 2026-09-01 case study: Modal https://devin.ai/customers/modal
- Recent: 2026-09-01 case study: Tavrn https://devin.ai/customers/tavrn

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.