Windsurf vs JetBrains

AI-native IDE with an agent workflow for multi-file changes — acquired by Cognition AI in July 2025 after OpenAI's $3B acquisition attempt fell through and Google poached the founding team.

Maker of professional IDEs including IntelliJ, PyCharm, and GoLand used by millions of developers, now with JetBrains AI Assistant providing context-aware code completion and generation across all its tools.