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The 5% flex, Claude compute, a thinner GPT path
The Nov 12 story advanced overnight: r/cursor is already living the cut, and it read Truell's 5% traffic line as a flex. Anthropic did not stay quiet — Tom Brown said Cursor has been a partner since Sonnet 3.5 and Anthropic will keep increasing Claude compute. Bundled GPT is what dies. OpenAI Help says BYO API key and the Codex IDE extension keep a thinner local Chat/Agent path; they do not cover Tab, Auto, Cloud or Background Agents, Automations, the CLI, or Cursor's API/SDK. WebMCP is absent f
CNBCOpenAI to end model access to Cursor after acquisition by SpaceXTruell: OpenAI models are about 5% of Cursor user traffic and the companies are talking. Tom Brown: Cursor has been a trusted partner since Sonnet 3.5 and Anthropic will keep increasing Claude compute. Proposed shutoff Nov 12. That is the overnight read, not yesterday's first-party post.Read original r/cursorCEO of Cursor responds to OpenAIThe loudest r/cursor thread treats 5% as a dunk. u/zuliani19: this is 100% a flex of yeah you're not that relevant disguised as a concerned note. u/ajwin: OpenAI is making itself less relevant. Users are pricing the cut as survivable.Read original r/cursorAnthropic co-founder chimes in after OpenAI cut ties with CursorTom Brown's line, as the thread and CNBC relay it: more Claude compute into SpaceX-owned Cursor. u/Glittering_Night7681: close compute partnership with SpaceX, no plausible scenario they follow OpenAI. Anthropic is adding supply, not matching the walk.Read original OpenAI Help CenterUsing OpenAI models in CursorThe thinner path. Transition proposed through Nov 12; official date TBD. BYO OpenAI API key and Codex IDE extension keep local Chat and Agent. They do not cover Tab, Auto, Cloud or Background Agents, Automations, CLI, or Cursor API/SDK. Bundled GPT dies; this is what remains.Read original ReutersOpenAI to cut off AI models for SpaceX-owned Cursor, escalating feud with MuskWire confirmation: Anthropic will increase Claude compute; Musk replied he couldn't care less; Truell says Cursor is still talking. Overnight follow, not a duplicate of the Friday first-party note.Read original