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Windsurf's offline capabilities are more limited and require cloud connection for most features including their proprietary Codeium model."},{"question":"What's the difference in code understanding between Cursor and Windsurf?","answer":"Cursor can maintain up to 200K token context (suitable for entire projects), while Windsurf uses a 128K token limit. Windsurf's advantage is automatic project-wide indexing that doesn't consume tokens, making it more efficient for large codebases despite the lower token limit."},{"question":"Which editor is faster for code generation?","answer":"Cursor typically generates code 15-25% faster due to VS Code's optimized architecture and Cursor's lean AI layer. Windsurf's standalone architecture adds ~2-3 second overhead per generation, though this difference diminishes with larger completions."},{"question":"Can I switch between Cursor and Windsurf without losing settings?","answer":"Yes, both tools are built on similar foundations. Cursor settings export to JSON, and Windsurf can import many VS Code extensions/configs. 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