https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Coding Standards feed https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/02/windsurf-arena-mode/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Coding+Standards <img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/02/windsurf-arena-mode/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1770651989189.jpg"/><p>Windsurf has introduced Arena Mode inside its IDE allowing developers to compare large language models side by side while working on real coding tasks. The feature is designed to let users evaluate models directly within their existing development context, rather than relying on public benchmarks or external evaluation websites.</p> <i>By Daniel Dominguez</i> Developer Experience Large language models Source Code IDE Coding Standards Code Quality Software Development AI, ML & Data Engineering news Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:35:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/news/2026/02/windsurf-arena-mode/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Coding+Standards Daniel Dominguez 2026-02-10T10:35:00Z /news/2026/02/windsurf-arena-mode/en