Windsurf says Anthropic is limiting its direct access to Claude AI models
a year ago
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- Windsurf, a coding startup, reports reduced access to Anthropic's Claude 3.7 and 3.5 Sonnet AI models.
- Anthropic's decision came with little notice, forcing Windsurf to seek third-party compute providers.
- Windsurf CEO Varun Mohan expressed disappointment, stating the company wanted to pay for full capacity.
- Anthropic's move may cause short-term availability issues for Windsurf users accessing Claude models.
- Anthropic seemingly bypassed Windsurf during the launch of Claude 4, its new AI model family.
- Other AI coding tools like Cursor, Devin, and GitHub Copilot had direct access to Claude 4 at launch.
- The AI-assisted coding sector is heating up, with OpenAI reportedly acquiring Windsurf in April.
- Anthropic has invested in its own AI-coding applications, launching Claude Code and hosting a developer conference.
- Windsurf allows users to connect their Anthropic API keys as a short-term solution, though it's more expensive.
- Windsurf's growth may be stunted by limited access to Anthropic's models, frustrating some users.