Tabnine vs Windsurf
Where they differ
Only on Windsurf
- AI agents
- Agentic coding
- Code review
- Also on macOS, Windows and Linux
From the pricing tiers and capability tags we track. A capability missing on one side means we have not recorded it there, not that the tool cannot do it.
At a glance
Tabnine and Windsurf both appear in this directory's code listings. Prices below were read from the vendors' own pages, most recently on October 12, 2026. Windsurf starts at $20/mo; no paid figure is confirmed for Tabnine. Tabnine also runs on Web, and Windsurf also runs on macOS and Windows and Linux. No score and no winner: the facts do the picking.
Capability tags are factual labels we assign when a tool is added; they describe what a tool does, not how well it does it.
Checked against the vendors. Written from each vendor's own site and last re-checked there: Tabnine (under review since October 12, 2026) · Windsurf on October 12, 2026. Vendors change pricing and features without notice, so confirm anything that decides your purchase on the vendor's page.
Tabnine
AI code assistant for software development with enterprise control
Tabnine serves as an AI code assistant built for software development teams. It incorporates an Enterprise Context Engine alongside automated Code Completion capabilities. The platform prioritizes privacy, security, and compliance across developer workflows.
Windsurf
Agent-first coding IDE, now shipping as Cognition's Devin Desktop
Windsurf is a standalone AI coding IDE from Cognition, the company behind Devin, and windsurf.com now redirects to it as Devin Desktop. It runs coding agents alongside a normal editor, with an Agent Command Center for supervising several at once. Plans start at a free tier, with Pro at $20 a month.
Also in code
A tool we have an affiliate relationship with. It is not part of the comparison above and we are not calling it the better pick.
- Automating end-to-end tests for pull requests
- Testing third-party web apps without source code access
- Validating desktop, web, and extension user interfaces
Key features
Tabnine
- Code Completion
- Enterprise Context Engine
- Developer Workflow Integration
- Security and Compliance
Windsurf
- Agent Command Center for running several agents at once
- Kanban view for tracking agent tasks
- Fast Context codebase search
- Supercomplete predictive editing
- Multiple models via the Agent Client Protocol
What each one does well
Tabnine
- ✓ Context-aware code completion
- ✓ Accelerating software development
- ✓ Maintaining enterprise code privacy and compliance
Windsurf
- ✓ Supervising several coding agents on one codebase
- ✓ Working in an editor built around agents rather than autocomplete
- ✓ Teams that want agent tasks tracked on a board
People also ask
What is the difference between Tabnine and Windsurf?
Tabnine and Windsurf are both tracked for code-completion, codebase-context, ide-integration. Of the capabilities they do not share, only Windsurf is tracked for ai-agents, agentic-coding, code-review.
How much do Tabnine and Windsurf cost?
Tabnine: paid. Windsurf: free plan, then $20/mo.
Answers are generated from the tracked plans and capability tags shown above, so they move when the vendors' pages do.
Full fact sheets, FAQs, and discussion links: Tabnine · Windsurf · all code tools