Windsurf kills Cascade credits for daily/weekly quotas; Pro $15→$20, Max $200 added
Windsurf (now Cognition) replaced its prompt-credit system with a usage allowance that refreshes daily and weekly, raised Pro from $15 to $20/mo, added a $200/mo Max tier, and moved overage to raw model API pricing. Wayback snapshots show credits live on 2026-03-08 and the quota model live by 2026-04-01; the no-rollover change drew a 33% price-hike backlash on Reddit. The surface has since folded into Devin Desktop, with windsurf.com/pricing 308-redirecting to devin.ai/pricing following Cognition's July 2025 acquisition.
Between 2026-03-08 (last credit-model snapshot) and 2026-04-01, Windsurf replaced prompt credits with a usage allowance that 'refreshes daily & weekly', with extra usage billed 'at API price'. Pro rose to $20/mo, a new Max tier at $200/mo appeared, and Teams moved to $40/user/mo. The shift drew public backlash over lost predictability for bursty coders.