# Google Paid $2.4B for Windsurf. Why Did Musk Pay $60B for Cursor?

> Source: <https://pub.towardsai.net/google-paid-2-4b-for-windsurf-why-did-musk-pay-60b-for-cursor-2cf67380c33b?source=rss----98111c9905da---4>
> Published: 2026-06-21 23:01:01+00:00

Two beloved AI IDEs absorbed in twelve months, a 25x price gap, and the architectural reason the model inside barely matters.
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