29 August 2026
OpenAI cuts Cursor access after SpaceX acquires its parent company
First reported
OpenAI ran this on , 4 days before the other 2 sources picked it up.
- SpaceX completed a 60 billion dollar acquisition of Anysphere, Cursor's parent company. OpenAI then invoked a contractual clause to remove its models from Cursor by November 12.
- OpenAI cited Elon Musk's history of contract disputes as the reason. Cursor's co-founder responded that OpenAI models account for only 5 percent of their traffic.
Where they differ
Reported by OpenAI