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Cursor is an AI-first code editor, a fork of VS Code rebuilt around deep model integration. Its agent mode can plan and execute multi-file changes, while features like Tab completion, codebase-wide context and inline edits make it feel like the editor and AI are one. Cursor has become a favourite among developers building with AI at the centre of their workflow.

Windsurf is an agentic AI IDE built around 'flows', where the assistant maintains awareness of your actions and the codebase to make coordinated multi-step edits. Its Cascade agent can reason across files, run commands and keep changes coherent. Windsurf is a leading alternative to Cursor for developers who want a deeply agentic editor.

Cody is Sourcegraph's AI coding assistant, distinguished by deep codebase context powered by Sourcegraph's code-search and graph technology. It answers questions, writes code and explains large repositories with awareness of your whole codebase. Cody is especially strong for enterprises with large, complex codebases.

Tabnine is a privacy-first AI coding assistant aimed at enterprises with strict security requirements. It can run fully air-gapped, train on your private code, and guarantees that your code is never used to train shared models. Tabnine trades a little raw capability for control, compliance and data isolation.