SpaceX closes $60 billion Cursor acquisition, unlocking world’s largest GPU fleet
SpaceX has officially completed its purchase of Cursor, turning what began as a coding partnership between Elon Musk’s space company and one of the buzziest names in AI-assisted software development into a full-blown SpaceX Cursor acquisition worth $60 billion. The deal closed on August 15, 2026, according to an announcement posted on Cursor’s own blog, capping a process that started quietly four months earlier and picked up speed as SpaceX itself underwent a major corporate transformation.
Key takeaways
- SpaceX officially closed its acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor on August 15, 2026.
- The companies first struck a deal in April, which gave SpaceX the option to buy Cursor for $60 billion.
- SpaceX became a public company roughly two months after the April announcement, before the acquisition was finalized.
- Cursor now has access to what it calls “the largest fleet of GPUs in the world,” including SpaceX’s Colossus supercomputer.
- The two firms were already collaborating on Grok AI models and bundled software subscriptions before the deal closed.
SpaceX Finalizes $60 Billion Acquisition of AI Startup Cursor
SpaceX has now absorbed Cursor into its corporate structure, making the SpaceX Cursor acquisition official after months of anticipation. Cursor confirmed the news directly, framing the closing as the next step in a relationship that had been building since the spring.
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