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OpenAI has agreed to acquire @windsurf_ai , the AI-powered coding platform, for $3 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg. The deal positions @OpenAI to compete more directly with established players in the AI coding space such as @cursor_ai , @Replit , and @vercel 's v0.
From a dev perspective, this is SO genius. @windsurf_ai injects an already-polished code-completion engine and a HUGE pool of developer data straight into ChatGPT’s toolbox; it fast-tracks a rival to @github's Copilot just as our "AI for devs" race heats up. Even the $3B price
🚨 Breaking: OpenAI is acquiring Windsurf (formerly Codeium) for ~$3B! Windsurf, known for its AI-native code editor, is set to supercharge ChatGPT’s coding powers. 🔗 Big win for OpenAI. #AI #OpenAI #Codeium #Windsurf #DevTools #ChatGPT #TechNews
OpenAI has agreed to buy AI-assisted coding tool Windsurf for around $3 billion Windsurf recently negotiated with investors including General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins to raise funds at a valuation of $3 billion Looks like AI coding is much hotter than Agents this year
Bloomberg confirms OpenAI's agreement to buy Windsurf for $3 Billion.. "no commenting for now" @LM_Braswell
Windsurf acquires OpenAI in an alternate universe.
Interesting tidbit: Before OpenAI bought Windsurf, they wanted to buy Cursor, but couldn't reach an agreement. So the Cursor IDE would have been their first choice. 🤷♂️
Huge. OpenAI bought windsurf, their own vibe-coding-tool so to say.
