Anthropic Ends Claude Access for Windsurf Amid OpenAI Rumors

Anthropic halts Claude access to Windsurf as OpenAI acquisition rumors swirl, shifting focus to long-term AI partnerships and new agentic coding tools
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Anthropic Ends Claude Access for Windsurf Amid OpenAI Rumors
Why Did Anthropic Cut Windsurf’s Access to Claude AI? If you're wondering why Anthropic ended Claude access for Windsurf or whether OpenAI is acquiring the coding assistant startup, you're not alone. This recent move has sparked questions across the AI and developer communities. The answer lies in Anthropic's strategy to prioritize long-term partnerships and optimize computing resources, especially amid rumors that Windsurf is being acquired by OpenAI. In a 2025 TechCrunch interview, Jared Kaplan, co-founder and Chief Science Officer of Anthropic, confirmed the company is scaling back access to its Claude AI models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3.7 Sonnet for partners it sees as potentially shifting allegiances.                         Image Credits:Chris Ratliffe/Bloomberg / Getty Images Strategic Shift Amid OpenAI Acquisition Speculation The decision comes just weeks after Bloomberg reported OpenAI's potential $3 billion acquisition of Windsurf. While neither OpenA…