When news broke that openai was in talks to acquire ai coding company Windsurf for $ 3 billionOne of the first questions on the mind of anyone following the space was luckly: “Why not buy cursor creator anyspare instead?”
After all, Openai Startup Fund has been an investment in anySPERE, The Maker of Cursor, Since the Quickly-Goding Coding Assistant’s Seed round in late 2023. According to a Report from CNBCThe talks failed. INTEAD, Anysphere has been in talks to raise capital at about $ 10 billion ValuationBloomberg reported last month.
Openai’s desire to move on to accession decisions with another coding assistant maker signals Windsurf is generating about $ 40 million in annualized recurring revenue (ARR), Techcrunch reported in February. Meanwhile, AnySple’s Cursor Reportedly Makes About $ 200 Million on An Arr Basis.
While Openai’s Codex Cli “Agent,” which the company Released WednsdayCan also write and edit code, its attempt to buy windsurf sugges the company does not want to wait for Cli to Gain Traction with Customers.