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Tabby vs Windsurf

A like-for-like, spec-level comparison. Both entries are verified against their docs and repo.

Tabby

Self-hosted AI coding assistant for teams.

  • + Fully self-hosted, code never leaves your network
  • + Local-model first
  • − Weaker agent capability than frontier-model tools
  • − Needs GPU for good latency

Windsurf

Codeium's AI-native IDE (Cascade agent).

  • + Strong agentic flow in-editor
  • + Generous free tier from Codeium
  • − Closed source
  • − Competes directly with Cursor on a narrow wedge
Spec Tabby Windsurf
Category coding-agent coding-agent
License Apache-2.0 Proprietary
Open source Yes No
Self-hostable Yes No
MCP support No Yes
Pricing free freemium
Starting price BYOK or local GPU $15/mo
Models local, byok claude, gpt, gemini, custom
Languages rust, python multi
GitHub stars 33.7k —
Last activity 2026-03-02 —