| Feature | CodeWhisperer | Windsurf |
|---|---|---|
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Pricing | Free / $19/mo | Free / $15/mo |
| Rating | ★★★★☆ 4.1 | ★★★★★ 4.6 |
| Key Feature 1 | Real-time suggestions | Cascade AI agent |
| Key Feature 2 | Security scanning | Codebase awareness |
| Key Feature 3 | AWS API references | Multi-file edits |
Reach buyers comparing CodeWhisperer and Windsurf. High-intent traffic, direct conversions.
Amazon CodeWhisperer, now integrated into Amazon Q Developer, is an AI coding assistant with real-time code suggestions, automated security vulnerability scanning, and the deepest knowledge of AWS API
Windsurf is an AI-first code editor from Codeium built around Cascade, an agentic AI system that autonomously completes multi-step coding tasks — not just the current line — by understanding the conte
• Free for individuals — especially for real-time suggestions workflows where CodeWhisperer consistently outperforms manual approaches
• Strong AWS code quality — especially for real-time suggestions workflows where CodeWhisperer consistently outperforms manual approaches
• Best only for AWS workloads — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
• Weaker on non-AWS frameworks — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
• Best free agentic coding editor
• Generates results in seconds — cascade ai agent runs noticeably faster than manual alternatives
• Newer than Cursor — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case
• Smaller extension ecosystem — worth evaluating before committing if this is central to your use case