Users might shift towards Codex directly if they seek the best available AI model in a competitive market.
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Is Cursor Stealing From OpenAI?
Sep 7, 2026
The creator discusses the competitive landscape of AI models, specifically mentioning OpenAI, Cursor, Grok, Anthropic, Astra, and Fable. A key concern raised is the potential for Cursor to be distilling OpenAI's models to improve Grok, a practice that has historically helped Chinese models improve. The creator believes this action might not harm Cursor unless OpenAI surpasses them in model quality, currently ranking OpenAI second behind Anthropic in their opinion. The dynamic nature of the AI market means companies constantly leapfrog each other, potentially forcing users to adopt the best available model, which could lead users away from Cursor towards Codex.
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