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Windsurf vs Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) pricing (Oct 2026)
Windsurf starts at $20/mo (Pro), Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) starts at $20/mo (Pro).
Last updated Oct 16, 2026
Price
Cheapest: $20/mo — Pro
- Free: Free only
- Pro: $20/mo
- Max: $200/mo
- Teams: Unverified
- Enterprise: Custom pricing
Cheapest: $20/mo — Pro
- Free: Free only
- Pro: $20/mo
- Max 5x: $100/mo
- Max 20x: Unverified
- Enterprise: $20/mo
Annual price
- Free: Free only
- Pro: Unverified
- Max: Unverified
- Teams: Unverified
- Enterprise: Custom pricing
- Free: Free only
- Pro: $17/mo
- Max 5x: Unverified
- Max 20x: Unverified
- Enterprise: Unverified
Included usage
- Free: Light agent quota; unlimited Tab & inline edits
- Pro: Unverified
- Max: Significantly higher quotas
- Teams: Unverified
- Enterprise: Unverified
- Free: No Claude Code access
- Pro: Claude Code included; 5-hour rolling + weekly limits
- Max 5x: 5x Pro usage per 5h session; $100/mo API credits
- Max 20x: 20x Pro usage; $200/mo API credits
- Enterprise: Usage billed at API rates
Overage
- Free: Free only
- Pro: Extra usage at API pricing
- Max: Unverified
- Teams: Unverified
- Enterprise: Custom pricing
- Free: Free only
- Pro: Usage credits at standard API rates
- Max 5x: Usage credits at API rates
- Max 20x: Usage credits at API rates
- Enterprise: API rates
Free tier
Free plan includes a light quota to code with agents, limited model availability, unlimited inline edits, and unlimited Tab completions.
Free plan exists but excludes Claude Code
FAQ
Which is cheaper, Windsurf or Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans)?
Windsurf starts at $20/mo (Pro); Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) starts at $20/mo (Pro). Windsurf and Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) start at the same price.
Do Windsurf and Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans) have free plans?
Windsurf: yes. Claude Code (Anthropic Claude plans): yes.