OpenAI Cuts Ties With Cursor After SpaceX’s $60 Billion Acquisition – Here’s Why

TLDR

• OpenAI is ending its partnership with AI coding tool Cursor after SpaceX acquired it for $60 billion
• OpenAI cited concerns that SpaceX would not follow its terms of service
• The contract shutoff date is set for November 12, 2026
• Cursor was built by Anysphere and is popular among developers for AI-assisted coding
• Elon Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 before leaving and becoming one of its loudest critics

OpenAI has announced it will end its partnership with Cursor, a popular AI coding platform, following its acquisition by SpaceX for $60 billion.

We’re ending our partnership with Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX. Under our proposal, Cursor’s direct access to our models would end on November 12.

We know that the people most affected by this decision are the developers who rely on OpenAI models in Cursor. We care…

- OpenAI (@OpenAI) August 29, 2026

The decision was posted on OpenAI’s website and confirmed that the company has already notified Cursor of its intent to wind down the contract. The proposed cutoff date is November 12, 2026.

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