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Cursor was top-five OpenAI customer; partnership projected at $1B+ annualized revenue

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According to sources cited by Wired, Cursor was among OpenAI's top five customers at the start of 2026. OpenAI estimated in spring that the Cursor partnership would generate more than $1 billion in annualized revenue.

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    Sources: Cursor was a top-five OpenAI customer at the start of 2026; OpenAI estimated in spring that Cursor would bring in $1B+ in annualized revenue for OpenAI (Maxwell Zeff/Wired)

    Maxwell Zeff / Wired : Sources: Cursor was a top-five OpenAI customer at the start of 2026; OpenAI estimated in spring that Cursor would bring in $1B+ in annualized revenue for OpenAI — OpenAI recently estimated its Cursor partnership would make more than $1 billion in revenue a year, WIRED has learned.

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