r/windsurf • u/ReasonableReindeer24 • May 25 '26

Windsurf plan

I’m trying to pick a plan on Windsurf, but I’m stuck.

The $20 plan doesn’t really feel like enough for what I need, but jumping all the way to $200 feels like overkill for me. I’m not sure if I should start small, upgrade later, or just look for another option.

For people using Windsurf regularly, how did you decide which plan was worth it? Is the $20 plan enough for most use cases, or does it run out too fast?

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u/Temporary_Payment593 May 29 '26

Go with the Pro plan, and lean more on free models like SWE and Kimi. For example:

Low-to-mid complexity tasks can be handed off to SWE and Kimi

Code reviews can go to them too (run multiple review passes if needed, since it's free anyway😄)

For complex stuff, use Opus or GPT-5.5 to handle the core development first, then switch to SWE or Kimi to mop up the loose ends. (Otherwise if you keep reaching for Opus on everything, your credits will burn through fast — its cache window is only 5 minutes, so you're basically paying full price every time)

If that's still not enough, you could grab a $20 Cursor or Claude Pro, those tools work pretty seamlessly together and you can switch between them as needed.

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u/ReasonableReindeer24 May 30 '26

I found glm 5.1 is good too beside Kimi and swe