SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60 Billion as OpenAI, Anthropic Ties Face Strain
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Updated · WIRED · Jul 2
SpaceX Buys Cursor for $60 Billion as OpenAI, Anthropic Ties Face Strain
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jul 2
Summary
$60 billion gives SpaceX control of Cursor’s assets, contracts and IP, but leaves a central post-deal question: whether the coding startup can keep offering rival models from OpenAI and Anthropic.
Cursor’s appeal has long rested on model choice, letting users switch among third-party and in-house systems, while SpaceX ownership could push both Musk’s company and competing labs to limit that openness.
Regulatory approval is still pending, and recent precedent cuts both ways: Anthropic previously moved to block Windsurf after OpenAI pursued it, yet Anthropic has since signed a multibillion-dollar compute deal with SpaceX.
10 to 20 times more computing power from SpaceX could help Cursor train stronger models and expand beyond coding, potentially turning it into a broader enterprise AI arm with room for more aggressive pricing.