What’s the real difference between Cursor and Windsurf at this point?

They both seem to use the same models and feel totally interchangeable VS clones.

Is there a reason to use one over the other? Anyone have thoughts or firsthand experience?

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Windsurf has swe-1 model for free usage. It is unique to them. It’s strangely quite good.

And at this point my $20 cursor is very good with this weeks upgrade.

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I’ll be honest it seesaws between the two. Feels like getting subsidized rides with Uber and Lyft all over again

Backend agents, and so far not hitting any limits in daily use for requests. I don’t know what the limits are but as of today (admittedly it’s only changed a few days ago) I’ve not had to think what $200 and 20x usage buys me. I’m sure they’re losing more vc dollars on this, but I like the vc subsidy

Which features of Cursor do you think are worth the $20?