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A comprehensive cost analysis and return-on-investment breakdown for AI-powered coding assistants that compete with GitHub Copilot, covering pricing models, total cost of ownership, productivity metrics, and enterprise value calculations across tools like Cursor, Tabnine, Windsurf, and Amazon Q Developer.

Windsurf is an AI-native IDE that provides autonomous coding assistance through its Cascade agent system. GitHub Copilot is Microsoft's AI pair programmer that offers real-time code completion, chat assistance, and multi-model support.