Windsurf releases SWE-1.6, a software engineering model optimized for speed and user experience

Windsurf has made SWE-1.6, its model for software engineering agents, generally available, with the company saying it improves on the SWE-1.6 Preview by reducing overthinking, looping, and sequential tool calls. The model is free for three months, with a free version offered at 200 tok/s through Fireworks and a faster paid version at 950 tok/s through Cerebras.