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Windsurf (ehem. Codeium) vs. Grammarly

A practical comparison of Windsurf (ehem. Codeium) and Grammarly across pricing, GDPR, EU AI Act risk, and workflow fit.

codeium

Windsurf (ehem. Codeium)

Cascade agent in its own IDE — generous free tier

DSGVO: partialEU-AI-Act: limitedFree tier

grammarly

Grammarly

AI writing assistant for style, grammar, and tone

DSGVO: conformEU-AI-Act: minimalFree tier

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FactorWindsurf (ehem. Codeium)Grammarly
PricingFree tierFree tier
GDPRpartialconform
EU AI Actlimitedminimal
Data residencyusus
Use casesText, Code, Build & codeText, Create content, Summarize & structure, Translate & localize
Data quality
Updated6/15/20266/15/2026

Choose Windsurf (ehem. Codeium) when

Own IDE with Cascade agent + Codeium plugin for VS Code/JetBrains. Free tier with unlimited completions.

Choose Grammarly when

Classic for English text; now with Generative AI (GrammarlyGO) for drafts, rewrites, tone adjustments. Browser plugin + desktop.

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