OpenAI looked at buying Cursor creator before turning to AI coding rival Windsurf

OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B

When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following

OpenAI looked at buying Cursor creator before turning to AI coding rival Windsurf

Cursor gained popularity last year after embedding Anthropic's Claude Sonnet artificial intelligence model in its tool to automate programming.

Cursor was on OpenAI’s radar before Windsurf

OpenAI considered buying Cursor creator Anysphere before turning to AI coding rival Windsurf, CNBC has learned. OpenAI held deal talks with Anysphere, the startup behind the popular AI coding product Cursor, before reportedly entering into talks to acquire Windsurf for around $3 billion. Cursor has gained significant traction, with over a million daily users as of March, and was highlighted by OpenAI co-founder Andrej Karpathy in February as a t…

BLK ALERTS - OpenAI pursued Cursor maker before entering into talks to buy Windsurf for $3B

When news broke that OpenAI was in talks to acquire AI coding company Windsurf for $3 billion, one of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was likely: “Why not buy Cursor creator Anysphere instead?” After all, OpenAI Startup Fund has been an investor in Anysphere, the maker of Cursor, since the […]

How AI is Redefining Software Engineering Roles at HCL

For quite some time now, the discussion around AI potentially replacing software engineering jobs has gained significant attention. Tools like Cursor, Windsurf, and Claude have become dominant forces in the coding world since last year, providing auto-completion features and generating code for a wide range of use cases. Recently, the internet has seen a surge of experiments where people demonstrate what has come to be known as ‘vibe coding’, a …

OpenAI sought Anysphere deal before turning its sights on WindSurf - WorldNL Magazine

WindSurf and Cursor are competing AI coding assistant tools that allow users to "vibe code" without having deep programming knowledge. OpenAI was reportedly in talks to buy Anysphere, the company that produces the Cursor AI coding assistant, before entering into talks with rival company WindSurf.According to CNBC, OpenAI approached Anysphere in 2024 and again in 2025, but talks stalled both times. Failing to arrive at a deal led OpenAI to look e…