Cursor was a top-5 OpenAI customer worth $1B+ ARR — OpenAI still walked away over Musk
RachelVT42 · x · 2026-09-04
Per Andrew Curran, Cursor ranked among OpenAI's top five customers by revenue and was projected to bring over $1B in annualized revenue, yet OpenAI ended the deal rather than do business with Elon. The reblogger calls it cutting one's nose to spite one's face.
Related event: OpenAI dropped billion-dollar client Cursor to avoid Musk, Wired reports(4 posts)→
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