OpenAI's recent consideration to acquire Windsurf for $3 billion reveals its commitment to strengthening its position in the competitive code generation market. Although OpenAI had previously approached Anysphere, the creator of the rapidly growing Cursor coding assistant, discussions did not lead to a deal. While Windsurf boasts $40 million in annual revenue, Anysphere's Cursor outperforms it with approximately $200 million. OpenAI's recent moves indicate a strategic urgency to enhance its coding capabilities, especially with the recent launch of its Codex CLI agent.
OpenAI's interest in acquiring Windsurf instead of Anysphere highlights its strategy to quickly capture the growing code generation market and enhance its services.
Despite previous talks with Anysphere for an acquisition, the focus has shifted as Windsurf generates annual revenue of $40 million, compared to Anysphere's $200 million.
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