OpenAI cuts off Cursor API access to SpaceX citing change-of-control clause
eyishazyer · x · 2026-08-29
OpenAI notified SpaceX that it will terminate Cursor's API access on November 12, the maximum notice window allowed by their contract. The trigger was SpaceX's $60B acquisition of Cursor's parent, activating a change-of-control clause. The post reviews four similar cutoffs in the past 18 months (involving X, xAI, Anthropic), framing this as a trust crisis rather than a model capability issue. Cursor's CEO notes OpenAI accounts for only 5% of their traffic, but the event serves as a warning to review change-of-control clauses.
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