The AI coding fight just moved from the model to the harness
29-07-2026 17:24 via thenextweb.com

The AI coding fight just moved from the model to the harness

The most expensive part of AI coding is no longer the model. It is the software wrapped around it, and enterprises have started to notice. The immediate fight is over price. Cursor, the AI coding tool SpaceX has agreed to buy for $60bn, moved most customers to usage-based billing last year. The renewal bills are […]
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