OpenAI in talks to buy AI-coding tool Windsurf for about $3B: report

OpenAI is successful discussions to bargain artificial intelligence-assisted coding instrumentality Windsurf for astir $3 billion, Bloomberg News reported connected Wednesday, citing a personification acquainted pinch nan matter.

The woody would be OpenAI’s largest to date, the terms of which have not yet been finalized, nan study said, adding the talks could alteration aliases autumn apart.

OpenAI declined to comment, while Windsurf, formerly known arsenic Codeium, did not instantly respond to a Reuters petition for comment.

A woody for Windsurf would be OpenAI’s largest to date. REUTERS

Windsurf was successful talks pinch investors specified arsenic Kleiner Perkins and General Catalyst to raise backing astatine a $3 cardinal valuation, nan study added.

It closed a $150 cardinal backing information led by General Catalyst past year, valuing it astatine $1.25 billion.

Investor enthusiasm for nan artificial intelligence assemblage has surged importantly successful caller years, driven by nan wide take of chatbots and nan emergence of blase AI agents.

The ChatGPT shaper said successful March it would raise up to $40 billion successful a caller backing round, valuing it at $300 billion.

Microsoft-backed OpenAI acquired search and database analytics startup Rockset successful a nine-figure banal woody past year, to supply amended infrastructure for its endeavor products.