Go from Windsurf to GitHub Copilot
The job: AI code editor (AI agent (Cascade), Tab autocomplete, Frontier model choice). Pick where you are today and where you want to land; the move below follows your pick.
Every way to do this job · pick one
Switch app
Open source
Keep it and pay less
The money
$20/mo today , then $10/mo
Windsurf Pro
Modeled from public list prices, with your time at $50 an hour. Show the math
Does it do the job? 3 of 3 covered
- Covered: AI agent (Cascade)
- Covered: Tab autocomplete
- Covered: Frontier model choice
The work
- Setup
- About 1 h
- Upkeep
- None
- Watch out
- Check first: You only rely on: AI agent (Cascade), Tab autocomplete, Frontier model choice
Make the move in four steps
Export from Windsurf
Invoices and receipts
Export stepsSet up GitHub Copilot
Copilot Pro $10/mo vs Windsurf Pro $20; Windsurf Teams costs $80/mo + $40/seat.
DetailsSwitch links and integrations
Point links, embeds and integrations at GitHub Copilot, then send a test through every one.
Cancel Windsurf
Turn off renewal before your renewal date, once the new setup works. Access runs until: The end of the current billing period; the account then moves to the Free plan.
How to cancel Windsurf
The whole recipe: 3 ways out, best first
What you use
- AI agent (Cascade)
- Tab autocomplete
- Frontier model choice
Not covered
- Cloud agents (Devin)
- Inline edits
- Previews and deploys
Check before switching
- You only rely on: AI agent (Cascade), Tab autocomplete, Frontier model choice
- Export your data from Windsurf before canceling
Agents: get_recipe("replace-windsurf") on the Stackcut MCP server.
3 ways out, best first
How we got this
| You pay now: Windsurf Pro | flat price | $20/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: Windsurf (free tier) | free plan | $0/mo |
| Difference each month | $20 − $0 | +$20/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$20 × 12 | +$240 |
| Setup, once | 0.25 h × $50/h | −$12 |
| Year one | +$240 − $12 | +$228 |
- Not counting your time (0.25 h in year one): saves $240 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
How we got this
| You pay now: Windsurf Pro | flat price | $20/mo |
|---|---|---|
| New cost: GitHub Copilot | Pro plan | $10/mo |
| Difference each month | $20 − $10 | +$10/mo |
| Over 12 months | +$10 × 12 | +$120 |
| Setup, once | 1 h × $50/h | −$50 |
| Year one | +$120 − $50 | +$70 |
- Not counting your time (1 h in year one): saves $120 in year one.
Year one = 12 × (what you pay now − the new cost − upkeep) − setup, with your time at $50/hour. Prices are public list prices; hours are Stackcut’s planning estimates. Price it for your team
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