OpenAI to cut off AI models for Cursor

OpenAI plans to stop providing AI models to coding tool Cursor after its acquisition by SpaceX. The decision escalates the ongoing rivalry between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. Meanwhile rival Anthropic plans to support Cursor with its Claude models.

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FILE PHOTO: The OpenAI logo in this illustration taken June 11, 2026. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

OpenAI will cut off AI model access for Cursor, a coding-tool company acquired by SpaceX, setting a shutoff date of November 12, 2026. The decision deepens the ongoing rivalry between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX owner Elon Musk. Musk and Altman have clashed for years, culminating in a recent legal battle over a $150 billion lawsuit.