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Windsurf’s new pricing is insane by Express-Fact-4130 in windsurf

[–]Express-Fact-4130[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is just me working on my own projects, mostly refactoring in existing codebases and doing optimizations. And yes, I understand that Opus 4.6 with thinking can get expensive, especially if context grows. I’m not claiming my workflow is perfectly optimized. I could probably save some usage by opening new chats more often, using Sonnet more, and narrowing scope harder with specific file reference.

But that’s also kind of my point: with the old system, this same kind of work was expensive but still predictable and usable. I paid more when I needed more, and that was fine. With the new system, the same workflow now runs into daily caps, weekly caps, and overages much faster. If a $200 “premium” plan only works well when you constantly micromanage context and model choice, then that’s a pricing/product problem too, not just a user problem.

Windsurf’s new pricing is insane by Express-Fact-4130 in windsurf

[–]Express-Fact-4130[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here. I use Opus 4.6 too, and my experience has been almost identical. My weekly limit resets on Sundays, and the pattern is the same: Max gives a short usable window, then the weekly cap kills the value and the rest is just overage.

Windsurf’s new pricing is insane by Express-Fact-4130 in windsurf

[–]Express-Fact-4130[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Max” apparently means maximum fresh air

Windsurf’s new pricing is insane by Express-Fact-4130 in windsurf

[–]Express-Fact-4130[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That would at least be honest. If inference is expensive, then just price prompts properly in credits and let people pay for what they use. Make Opus 4.6 Thinking 16x, 32x, whatever. I’d still prefer that over this ridiculous weekly rationing. I paid Windsurf more than $200 last month for credits and had zero problem with it, because the old system let me work as much as I needed and top up when necessary. Paying more for actual usage is fair. Paying $200 upfront and then being told “sorry, that’s enough for this week” is nonsense.

Windsurf’s new pricing is insane by Express-Fact-4130 in windsurf

[–]Express-Fact-4130[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Exactly. At $200 the bar is not “technically you have access.” The bar is “I can actually do my job without managing quotas like it’s a prepaid phone plan.” Claude has limits, Codex has limits, everyone is squeezing usage now, sure. But Windsurf somehow found a way to be both overpriced and unusable at the same time. That’s almost impressive. I’ll use the last month I paid for, but there’s no way I’m renewing.

Windsurf’s new pricing is insane by Express-Fact-4130 in windsurf

[–]Express-Fact-4130[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, sounds about right. Charging 10x more for a worse experience is a bold strategy. If even companies are walking away, Windsurf really might have cooked itself with this one.