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Public story · 2026-03-01 · source-backed
Windsurf Wave 13 claims the #1 AI IDE ranking with Arena Mode (blind side-by-side model comparison, 40K+ votes), Plan Mode (step-by-step before code generation), and parallel agents via git worktrees. SWE-1.5 Free runs at 950 tok/s. Claude Sonnet 4.6 added with promotional pricing.
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Shared entities / Same source / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Arena Mode, Claude Sonnet, Plan Mode, SWE; cite the same source (Windsurf Wave 13); overlapping topics (agent, arena, claude, mode, model).
Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
Both cover Arena Mode, Free, Plan Mode, SWE; reported by the same outlet (windsurf.com); overlapping topics (agent, arena, blind, comparison, free).
Shared entities / Same source / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Arena Mode, Plan Mode, SWE, Windsurf Wave; cite the same source (Windsurf Wave 13); overlapping topics (agent, arena, mode, model, parallel).
Shared entities / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Arena Mode, Free, LogRocket, Plan Mode; overlapping topics (agent, arena, claude, code, free); earlier Arena Mode coverage from 2026-02-23.
Both cover Arena Mode, SWE; overlapping topics (agent, arena, claude, code, comparison); earlier Arena Mode coverage from 2026-02-24.
GitHub Copilot uses Claude Sonnet / Shared entity: SWE / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Linked by a graph relationship (GitHub Copilot uses Claude Sonnet); both cover SWE; overlapping topics (code, model).
Shared entities / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Both cover Free, SWE; overlapping topics (claude, code, free); picks up the Free thread on 2026-03-10.
TReNDS uses Claude Sonnet / Shared entity: Claude Sonnet / Shared topic / What happened next
Linked by a graph relationship (TReNDS uses Claude Sonnet); both cover Claude Sonnet; overlapping topics (agent, claude, code).