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

Google acquired AI IDE Windsurf for $2.4 billion, while Elon Musk paid $60 billion for Cursor, a 25x price gap driven by architectural differences that make the underlying model less relevant.

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