Comparison · under IB-CODE-2026.2
OpenCode vs Windsurf
| OpenCode | Windsurf | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | opencode.ai (OSS community) | Cognition (formerly Codeium) |
| Pricing | Free OSS + API tokens (BYOK); works with Ollama for local/zero-cost runs | Free 25 credits/mo; Pro $15/mo (500 credits); Teams $30/user/mo |
| Default model | Configurable — community default claude-sonnet-4-6 or gemini-2.5-pro | SWE-1.5 (Cognition proprietary, trained with Devin's engineering stack); Claude/GPT switchable |
| CLI surface | ✓ | — |
| Eval status | in progress | out of scope |
Comparison pending — neither side evaluated yet
Both OpenCode and Windsurf are currently unevaluated under IB-CODE-2026.2. This page will update as evaluations land.
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About each tool
OpenCode
OpenCode is the 2026 open-source breakout in agentic coding CLIs. Launched March 2025, crossed Cline and OpenHands in GitHub stars by April 2026 (140K+), closing the gap on Aider. Go-based TUI with built-in plan mode, MCP support, and provider-agnostic backends (75+ providers including local Ollama)…
Windsurf
Windsurf is the agentic IDE acquired by Cognition (the Devin team) in late 2025. The Cascade multi-step engine is genuinely strong — but it is IDE-only, with no standalone CLI or SDK as of May 2026. This puts Windsurf out of scope for IB-CODE-2026.2 (autonomous CLI/API evaluation). When the upcoming…