llama.cpp vs Windsurf vs Cursor

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llama.cpp
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Windsurf
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Cursor
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Your tool llama.cpp
github.com
llama.cpp is an open-source inference engine that runs large language models and vision-language models on local hardware or in the cloud with minimal setup.
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Competitor Windsurf
windsurf.com
Windsurf, which now appears on the web as Devin Desktop, is a desktop code editor that doubles as a control room for coding agents.
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Competitor Cursor
cursor.sh
Code editor that actually understands your codebase
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Traffic estimated monthly website traffic
Monthly visits
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29.6Kvisits/mo
4.5Mvisits/mo
MoM change
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▲ 7.8%
▲ 7.8%
6-month growth
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+122.1%
-1.8%
Global rank web
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#1,172,623
#15,584
Avg. last 3 months
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26.9K
4.4M
Bounce rate lower is better
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50%
57%
Pages / visit
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1.3
2.4
Visit duration
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13s
1m 36s
Traffic sources
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● Referral 80% · ● Mail 13%
llama.cppWindsurfCursor
01.2M2.3M3.5M4.6MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5M10K100K1M10MWindsurf · 16KWindsurf · 24.3KWindsurf · 15.7KWindsurf · 13.3KWindsurf · 25.4KWindsurf · 29.3KWindsurf · 23.6KWindsurf · 27.5KWindsurf · 29.6KCursor · 3.8MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.3MCursor · 4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.4MCursor · 4.6MCursor · 4.5MCursor · 4.2MCursor · 4.5MNov '25DecJan '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAug
Pricing
Model
Free
Freemium
Freemium
Starting price
Free
$20per month · free tier available
$20per month · free tier available
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Plans
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Free FreePro $20/moMax $200/moTeams $80/mo
Plan $20.0 $20/moEnterprise $0/mo
Capabilities input → output
Input
ImagesText
CodeText
CodeText
Output
Text
Code
Code
Skill level
Advanced
Advanced
Advanced
Categories
Development & CodeAI APIAI Developer Tools
Development & CodeProductivity & OfficeAI AgentAI Coding Assistant
Development & CodeAI Code ReviewAI Coding Assistant
Tasks what each tool can do · 0 shared · core   partial
Tasks covered
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Coding
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Debugging
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Developer tools
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Code reviews
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Agent management
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Code autocompletion
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Local AI
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Development
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LLM development
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Large language models
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Refactoring
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Self hosted
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Code documentation
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Llama 3 on mac
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Terminal commands management
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