Students with a verified .edu email get about 50% off Windsurf Pro, the AI-native IDE with the Cascade AI agent. Windsurf is now part of Cognition, the company behind Devin.
How to claim it
- Open the offer. Visit
windsurf.com/editor/students - Sign up with .edu email. Sign up for Windsurf using your .edu email address
- Verify your status. Verify your student email when prompted
- See student pricing. Once verified, you'll see the discounted student pricing (about 50% off) available on the pricing page
- Subscribe to Pro. Subscribe to the Pro plan at the student rate and start coding with AI
Who's eligible
What's included
Windsurf is an AI-native IDE built around its Cascade AI agent, and is now part of Cognition — the company behind the Devin AI software engineer. Students with a verified .edu email get about 50% off the Pro plan (around $10/month instead of $20/month after the March 2026 price change). Windsurf supports major AI model providers including OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and xAI. Note: since the Cognition merger, the student page may redirect within the Devin ecosystem — program terms can change, so verify current conditions on the official page.
- Cascade AI AgentRevolutionary AI agent that understands your entire codebase with deep contextual awareness, automatically fills context, and can run commands to help you code faster and smarter.
- Multi-Model SupportAccess to all premium AI models including OpenAI GPT-4, Claude, Google Gemini, xAI Grok, and Mistral with 500 prompt credits per month on the Pro plan.
- AI-Native IDEPurpose-built editor designed from the ground up for AI-assisted development, with features like Tab autocomplete, Cascade Code mode, and Cascade Chat for seamless human-AI collaboration.
- Production-Ready ContextDeep contextual awareness allows you to run Cascade on production codebases with full understanding of your project structure, dependencies, and code relationships.
Fine print & gotchas
- About 50% off, not free. You still pay around $10/month for Windsurf Pro (regular price rose to $20/month in March 2026).
- .edu email required, and you may need to re-verify your student status periodically.
- Capped at 500 prompt credits/month; extra credits cost more.
- Windsurf is now part of Cognition (Devin) — the student page currently redirects within the Devin ecosystem, and terms may change.


