On August 29, 2026, OpenAI announced the termination of access to Cursor, stating that the company and its founder Elon Musk had violated the contract. Previously, Cursor was acquired by SpaceX, and both parties had experienced public conflicts and failed lawsuits. OpenAI had estimated that its partnership with Cursor would generate over $1 billion in revenue annually, but ultimately abandoned the cooperation due to Musk’s acquisition of the AI programming company. Cursor responded that OpenAI accounted for only 5% of their traffic and stated that they did not consider this decision final. Currently, models such as GPT-5.6, Claude 5, and Grok 4.6 are competing fiercely in the programming field, and both Cursor and OpenAI are regarded as serious competitors.
OpenAI has revoked Cursor’s access rights. The cooperation was terminated due to contract conflicts and Musk’s acquisition of Cursor.
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2026-08-29
OpenAI revoked Cursor’s access rights
Latent Space reports that OpenAI revoked Cursor’s access rights on the grounds of contract violations. Cursor responded that it only accounts for 5% of their traffic.
2026-09-03
OpenAI revoked Cursor’s access rights
Wired AI reports that OpenAI abandoned the cooperation due to Musk’s acquisition of Cursor, with estimated annual revenue of over $1 billion from this cooperation.
OpenAI has revoked access to Cursor on the grounds that the company and its founder Elon Musk violated the contract. Cursor was previously acquired by SpaceX, and both parties have experienced public conflicts and failed lawsuits. Cursor responded that OpenAI accounts for only 5% of their traffic and stated that they do not believe this decision is final. Currently, models such as GPT-5.6, Claude 5, and Grok 4.6 are competing fiercely in the field of programming, and both Cursor and OpenAI are considered serious competitors.
OpenAI once estimated that its Cursor partnership would generate over $1 billion in revenue annually, but the company ultimately abandoned the cooperation due to Elon Musk’s acquisition of the AI programming company.