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Cursor vs Alex vs Windsurf - Pricing Comparison

Daniel Edrisian · April 7, 2025

Cursor vs. Alex vs. Windsurf Pricing Comparison

To check out our in-depth feature comparison for Alex vs. Cursor (and Windsurf), click here.

We've generally priced Alex to be competitive with our competition. There are 3 main tiers:

  • Free
  • Pro
  • Premium

We'll dive into the difference in this blog.

Mini Plan

Alex has a $10 "Bring your own Key" plan that gives:

  • Unlimited Code Apply
  • Unlimited Tab-to-Complete

You can utilize our main features (Code Apply & Tab to Complete) without any imposed limits for chat. And can take advantage of our native OpenRouter support to use their models (some of which are free!)

Pro Plans

Alex has a $20 pro plan that gives:

  • 500 Messages / mo
  • Unlimited Code Apply
  • Unlimited Tab-to-Complete
  • Voice input (Whisper)
  • Git Commit Generation
    • Top-up for $9 / 250 additional messages

Cursor's Pro Plan ($20):

  • 500 "Fast" Messages / mo
  • Unlimited "Slow" Messages / mo (you get in a long queue before it answers you)
  • Unlimited Tab-to-Complete
  • No top-ups, must get another $20 subscription if you want to use more monthly messages.

Windsurf's Pro Plan ($15):

  • 500 Messages / mo
  • 1500 Flow Action credits / mo (the agentic steps)
    • Top-up for $10 / 300 additional messages

Premium Plans

Cursor doesn't have a premium plan, but Alex and Windsurf do.

Alex Premium Plan ($50):

  • 1000 Messages / mo
  • Unlimited DeepSeek R1 & V3
  • Github Issues + Linear Integration
  • Managed Team Billing

Windsurf "Pro Ultimate" plan ($60):

  • Unlimited User Messages / mo
  • 3000 Premium model Flow Action credits / mo

Team Plans

Alex's Team Plans are priced exactly as our individual plans. $20/mo for Pro, and $50/mo for Premium.

For Cursor, team plans are $40/mo (2x the price of the individual plans).

For Windsurf, it's $35 and $90 for their Teams and Teams Ultimate plans.

Free Trials

All our plans have a 7-day free trial! Download now here!