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Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf?

310 points skarat | 2 comments | 12 May 25 04:41 UTC | HN request time: 0.559s | source

Things are changing so fast with these vscode forks I m barely able to keep up. Which one are you guys using currently? How does the autocomplete etc, compare between the two?
1. tacker2000 ◴[12 May 25 07:32 UTC] No.43960481[source]▶
hijacking this thread: Whats the best AI tool for NeoVim ?
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2. w4 ◴[12 May 25 15:13 UTC] No.43963964[source]▶
I’ve really been enjoying the combination of CodeCompanion with Gemini 2.5 for chat, Copilot for completion, and Claude Code/OpenAI Codex for agentic workflows.

I had always wanted to get comfortable with Vim, but it never seemed worth the time commitment, especially with how much I’ve been using AI tools since 2021 when Copilot went into beta. But recently I became so frustrated by Cursor’s bugs and tab completion performance regressions that I disabled completions, and started checking out alternatives.

This particular combination of plugins has done a nice job of mostly replicating the Cursor functionality I used routinely. Some areas are more pleasant to use, some are a bit worse, but it’s nice overall. And I mostly get to use my own API keys and control the prompts and when things change.

I still need to try out Zed’s new features, but I’ve been enjoying daily driving this setup a lot.