OpenAI will cut Cursor off from its models on 12 November.
OpenAI told SpaceX it will wind down the contract that puts its models inside the Cursor editor. It said it cannot trust SpaceX to honour the terms, citing past breaches by Musk's companies. Cursor's chief executive says OpenAI models carry about 5 percent of user traffic.
Why it mattersIf you code in Cursor, one row of the model menu disappears in November. Access to models is now a lever rivals pull on each other, not a neutral utility.
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