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Re:Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf? by aitchnyu on Monday May 12, 2025 @02:12AM (#43960122)
Yup, choose your model and pay as you go, like commodities like rice and water. The others played games with me to minimize context and use cheaper models (such as 3 modes, daily credits etc, using most expensive model etc).

Also the --watch mode is the most productive interface of using your editor, no need of extra textboxes with robot faces.

Re:Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf? by fragmede on Monday May 12, 2025 @02:28AM (#43960191)
fwiw. Gemini-*, which is available in Aider, isn't Pay As You Go (payg) but post paid, which means you get a bill at the end of the month and not the OpenAI/others model of charging up credits before you can use the service.
Re:Ask HN: Cursor or Windsurf? by camkego on Monday May 12, 2025 @04:08AM (#43960659)
I guess this is a good reason to consider things like openrouter. Turns it into a prepaid service.