How to Cancel Windsurf
Sign in at windsurf.com, open your dashboard Settings > Billing > Manage subscription - the plan drops to Free at the end of the period. The editor keeps working. Steps, refund rules and what to use instead.
On the web (windsurf.com dashboard)
- Sign in at windsurf.com and open your account dashboard.
- Go to Settings > Billing.
- Choose Manage subscription, then Cancel plan.
What happens after you cancel
- Pro features run until the end of the paid period.
- Cascade resets to the free credit allowance; the editor itself keeps working.
- Unused paid credits do not carry over or refund.
Refund policy
Windsurf does not advertise partial refunds and treats renewal charges as final once the period starts; EU and UK customers keep the 14-day withdrawal right. For a mistaken renewal, ask support within days, not weeks.
The gotchas that trip people up
- Credit add-ons are separate. Paid top-up credits and the base subscription are different line items - cancelling the plan does not stop a recurring top-up on some older setups.
- Team admins control billing. On a Teams workspace, only the admin sees the Billing page.
Why people actually cancel
Three reasons come up over and over in the threads complaining about this:
- Credits burn fast. Heavy Cascade usage eats the 500-credit allowance well before the month ends.
- AI coding subs stack up. Windsurf plus ChatGPT plus another tool past $50 a month is the common breaking point.
- They moved to another editor. Cursor, Zed and VS Code forks shuffle users around constantly.
If that is why you are leaving
If the reason is cost or credit walls, the answer is not another single-tool subscription, it is consolidation. Krater Pro is $20 a month and includes agentic coding plus 500+ models inside Krater - Claude, GPT and DeepSeek among them. Browse the full model list. Teams get 5 seats on Max for $119 flat.
The free tier keeps working with a monthly Cascade credit allowance.
More guides: cancel Cursor, cancel Replit, cancel Claude, see how to delete the account and Windsurf pricing, or every cancel guide.
FAQ
How do I cancel Windsurf? Sign in at windsurf.com, open your dashboard Settings > Billing > Manage subscription and cancel. The plan drops to Free at the end of the paid period.
Will I get a refund after cancelling Windsurf? Windsurf does not advertise partial refunds and treats renewal charges as final; EU and UK customers keep the 14-day withdrawal right. For a mistaken renewal, ask support quickly.
Does deleting my Windsurf account cancel the subscription? No. Account deletion and billing are separate - cancel the subscription first, then delete if you want to.
Can I keep using Windsurf for free? Yes. The free tier keeps working with a monthly Cascade credit allowance.
Steps checked October 2026 on windsurf.com.