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📡 CLAWBACK — Cursor vs Windsurf vs Claude Code
Week of Feb 20, 2026 · 49 sources ·
X: 23 posts (4,250 likes) · YouTube: 8 videos
(527K views)
THE ONE THING
The costly miss is treating this as an IDE
preference decision. In 2026 it's a capacity +
pricing model decision first. The market Clawback:
"Cursor as IDE + Claude Code as agent" is how
power users actually operate — not single-tool
loyalty. · @gokulr (201 likes)
WHAT'S WORKING
→ Stack split: Cursor for editor ergonomics +
Claude Code for terminal-agent work · @gokulr
→ Choose by usage envelope, not brand ·
@Angaisb_ (377 likes)
WHAT TO STOP DOING
→ Stop running "which is best?" debates without
a monthly token budget and fallback plan.
PROMPT TO USE THIS WEEK
"Build a decision memo for choosing between
Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude Code for a 6-person
team: workload assumptions, monthly cost per dev,
model access risk, failure modes..."
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+111% conversion — generic CTA beat "creative" CTA in 4,500 paywall tests · RevenueCat data
0 conversions wasn't a paywall problem — it was a sandbox/instrumentation failure · r/AppBusiness
One paywall text change: $100 → $700 MRR · r/iOSProgramming
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