US EditionReport: OpenAI is buying AI-powered developer platform Windsurf — what happens to its support for rival LLMs?
- OpenAI has reached an agreement to acquire the AI-powered coding platform Windsurf for about $3 billion as of May 6, 2025.
- The acquisition follows Windsurf's growth since its 2021 founding by MIT graduates and funding rounds valuing it at about $1.25 billion before talks raised its worth to $3 billion.
- Windsurf offers tools like Cascade, a chat assistant that tracks project progress and detects code issues, and Previews, which runs real-time website previews with live edits.
- The deal, which remains unclosed, would be OpenAI’s largest acquisition and aims to strengthen its AI coding capabilities amid rising competition from platforms like Cursor and others.
- The integration may reshape Windsurf’s offerings and user access, raising concerns about potential restrictions to OpenAI models and anti-competitive effects in AI developer tools.
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OpenAI acquires AI coding startup Windsurf for $3 billion—its biggest deal yet, Bloomberg reports - Tech Startups
OpenAI just made its biggest move yet—acquiring AI coding startup Windsurf in a serious push into developer tools. According to Bloomberg, the ChatGPT maker has reached an agreement to buy Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, in a deal valued at […] The post OpenAI acquires AI coding startup Windsurf for $3 billion—its biggest deal yet, Bloomberg reports first appeared on Tech Startups.
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OpenAI is buying AI startup Windsurf for the tidy sum of $3 billion.This is according to a Bloomberg report Tuesday, which claims that the two companies have reached an agreement but that the deal "has not yet closed," with Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter. If accurate, this would be OpenAI's largest acquisition to date.Windsurf is an artificial intelligence app that focuses on coding. Formerly known as Codeium, Windsurf is self-…
OpenAI Reaches Agreement to Buy Startup Windsurf for $3 Billion
OpenAI has agreed to buy Windsurf, an artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool formerly known as Codeium, for about $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, marking the ChatGPT maker’s largest acquisition to date.
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The tech world is abuzz with news that OpenAI has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Windsurf, the AI-driven coding startup, for a reported $3 billion. This deal, first reported by Bloomberg, marks one of the industry’s largest acquisitions to date in the rapidly evolving landscape of generative artificial intelligence. The agreement is now poised to reshape the competitive dynamic among AI-powered developer tools, placing OpenAI in a mor…
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slashdot.orgOpenAI Reaches Agreement To Buy Startup Windsurf For $3 Billion
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: OpenAI has agreed to buy artificial intelligence-assisted coding tool Windsurf for about $3 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal has not yet closed, the report added. Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, had recently been in talks with investors including General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins to raise funding at a $3 billion valuation, accord…
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