Falcon (TII)
Free tier available
- Self-hosted (Free)$0
- API (Hugging Face Inference, third-party)varies/per 1M tokens
B
7.1/10Falcon (TII)
VS
Our pickB
7.5/10Windsurf
Cognition hosted models + Claude / GPT / Gemini (user selects) + Devin cloud agent
Falcon (TII) vs Windsurf
Tier-list head-to-head. Windsurf takes the B-tier slot — here's the breakdown.
Last reviewed May 19, 2026· sweep-fresh
Spec sheet
At a glance
| Falcon (TII) | Windsurf | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | B-tier | B-tierwin |
| Overall score | 7.1 / 10 | 7.5 / 10win |
| Powered by | — | Cognition hosted models + Claude / GPT / Gemini (user selects) + Devin cloud agent |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting price | $0 | $0 |
| Best for | Developers who need a genuinely Apache-2. | Developers who want agent-first coding (background + inline) inside a familiar VS Code-based editor, and wh… |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-13 | 2026-05-19 |
Head-to-head
Score showdown
Rated 1-10 on the same rubric across all 130 tools we cover.
Ease of use+1.0 Windsurf
Falcon (TII)
7.0
Windsurf
8.0
Output quality+0.5 Windsurf
Falcon (TII)
6.5
Windsurf
7.0
Value+1.0 Falcon (TII)
Falcon (TII)
9.0
Windsurf
8.0
Features+1.0 Windsurf
Falcon (TII)
6.0
Windsurf
7.0
Overall+0.4 Windsurf
Falcon (TII)
7.1
Windsurf
7.5
What you'll pay
Pricing snapshot
Look past the headline number -- entry-tier limits drive most cost surprises.
Windsurf
Free tier available
- Free$0
- Pro$20/month (raised from $15 in March 2026)
- Team$30/mo
Benchmark Head-to-Head
Falcon 3 10B benchmarks — Windsurf has no published benchmarks
| Benchmark | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| MMLU | Knowledge across 57 subjects | 73.1% |
| GPQA Diamond | Graduate-level science questions | 42.5% |
| HumanEval | Python code generation | 73.8% |
| MATH | Math problem solving | 55.4% |
The decision
Which should you pick?
Use-case anchors and category strengths, side by side.
Pick Falcon (TII)if…
B
7.1/10- ✓Better value at the price you'll actually pay (9.0/10 on value)
- ✓Developers who need a genuinely Apache-2.
- ✓0 small model for on-device or edge deployment, or who need strong Arabic/multilingual support.
Developers who need a genuinely Apache-2.0 small model for on-device or edge deployment, or who need strong Arabic/multilingual support.
Visit Falcon (TII)Pick Windsurfif…
B
7.5/10- ✓Easier to learn and use day-to-day -- friendlier onboarding curve
- ✓More feature surface area for power users who'll use the depth
- ✓Developers who want agent-first coding (background + inline) inside a familiar VS Code-based editor, and who value Cognition's Devin integration as a core part of the workflow.
- ✓The April 2026 redesign makes Windsurf 2.
Developers who want agent-first coding (background + inline) inside a familiar VS Code-based editor, and who value Cognition's Devin integration as a core part of the workflow. The April 2026 redesign makes Windsurf 2.0 a direct alternative to Cursor 3 for this use case.
Visit WindsurfBottom line
The verdict
Windsurf edges out Falcon (TII) by 0.4 points (7.5 vs 7.1) -- a B-tier vs B-tier split that's narrow but real. Not a blowout; both belong on a shortlist. The score gap shows up most clearly in the categories that matter for Windsurf's strengths, so if those categories are your priority, the lead translates.
Pricing-wise, both tools have a free tier (Falcon (TII) starts $0, Windsurf starts $0), so you can test either without committing. Compare what each free tier actually unlocks -- usage caps, model access, and feature gates differ a lot more than the headline price suggests, especially as both vendors have tightened limits in 2026.
By use case: pick Falcon (TII) when developers who need a genuinely apache-2. Pick Windsurf when developers who want agent-first coding (background + inline) inside a familiar vs code-based editor, and who value cognition's devin integration as a core part of the workflow. The two tools aren't fighting for the same person -- they're aiming at adjacent jobs that occasionally overlap. If you're squarely in Windsurf's lane, the tier-list ranking and the use-case fit point the same direction; if you're in Falcon (TII)'s lane, the score gap matters less than the fit.
Bottom line: Windsurf is the safer default for most readers, but Falcon (TII) is competitive enough that the tie-breaker is your specific workload, not the spec sheet.
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Tier B · 7.1/10
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