I Replaced Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf with a $0 Local Stack — 60 Days Later I'm Not Going Back
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Sixty days ago I cancelled three subscriptions in one afternoon: Cursor ($20/mo), GitHub Copilot ($10/mo), and Windsurf ($15/mo). That's $540/year. I replaced them with a fully local AI coding stack and honestly expected to crawl back within two weeks. I didn't. Here's the exact setup and the hones…
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I Replaced Cursor, Copilot, and Windsurf with a $0 Local Stack — 60 Days Later I'm Not Going Back
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