# Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX

OpenAI notified SpaceX of plans to wind down its model access contract for Cursor on November 12, 2026, and will withhold upcoming models like Astra.

- OpenAI exercised a change-of-control cancellation clause following Cursor's acquisition by SpaceX.
- The decision cites past contract and terms-of-service violations by Elon Musk's companies, including Twitter and xAI.
- OpenAI had provided models to Cursor under custom agreements for nearly four years prior to the termination.

## Why it matters

Developers using Cursor will lose access to OpenAI models after November 12, 2026, and will not receive OpenAI's upcoming Astra model in the editor.

## Sources

- [OpenAI: Our decision on Cursor following its acquisition by SpaceX](https://openai.com/index/our-decision-on-cursor-following-its-acquisition-by-spacex)

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Summarized by dstilled on 2026-08-29. https://dstilled.ai/story/dc716803-1000-4505-95b2-4c8bea3a2054