Capability · Framework — agents

Codeium

Codeium started as a free, Copilot-alternative extension and grew into the team behind the Windsurf AI-native IDE. Codeium the extension provides autocomplete, chat, and Cascade-style multi-file edits across VS Code, JetBrains, Vim, Neovim, Emacs, and more. Codeium Enterprise runs self-hosted in a customer VPC with custom models. Windsurf is the full IDE product built by the same team.

Framework facts

Category: agents
Language: Proprietary
License: Proprietary (free tier + paid)

Install

# Search 'Codeium' in your IDE marketplace, or:
# VS Code
code --install-extension Codeium.codeium

Quickstart

// After sign-in, start typing — completions stream inline.
// Open chat with Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+A and ask:
//   "refactor this file to use async/await"

Alternatives

GitHub Copilot
Tabnine
Continue.dev — OSS

Frequently asked questions

Is Codeium really free?

Codeium Individual is free forever for personal use — no trial. Paid tiers add team analytics, priority models, and enterprise self-hosting.

Codeium or Windsurf?

Codeium is the plugin you add to an existing IDE. Windsurf is a full IDE (forked from VS Code) built by the same company, with deeper agentic features like Cascade. Pick based on whether you want to keep your current editor.

Sources

Codeium docs — accessed 2026-04-20
Codeium home — accessed 2026-04-20