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Magic

Magic belongs on the map as a model-first coding company, not just another developer tool, because it is trying to push the underlying research frontier.

San Francisco, US

Founded

2022

Region

North America

Website

https://magic.dev

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Current position

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Founded

2022

Watch cadence

Weekdays

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Frontier code models and ultra-long-context systems for software engineering and research

Latest move

Magic is still centered on frontier code-model research, with ultra-long context work, Google Cloud partnership, and AGI-readiness framing.

Category and subcategory context

Agentic Coding ToolsCodingCoding agentsResearch

Competitive context

PoolsideOpenAIAnthropic

Recent models

This profile is tracked more for products and workflow influence than for a standalone model family.

Products

Magic

Open weights

API access

Watch level

Weekdays

Signals

CodingLong contextFrontier research

Recent coverage of Magic

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

Ex-Palantir engineer raises £37m to harness ‘magic’ of AI

Ex-Palantir engineer raises £37m to harness ‘magic’ of AI businesscloud.co.uk

businesscloud.co.uk•Feb 26

Wizard Commerce Launches An AI Shopping Agent To Make Magic of Ecommerce Madness

Wizard Commerce Launches An AI Shopping Agent To Make Magic of Ecommerce Madness AdExchanger

AdExchanger•Feb 11

Gen AI startup Magic partners with Google Cloud; closes $320m funding round

Gen AI startup Magic partners with Google Cloud; closes $320m funding round Data Center Dynamics

Data Center Dynamics•Sep 2

Magic Secures $320M Funding, Partners with Google Cloud for AI Supercomputers

Magic Secures $320M Funding, Partners with Google Cloud for AI Supercomputers Maginative

Maginative•Aug 29

Magic EdTech Partners with Google Cloud to Equip Enterprises with AI-Enabled Learning

Magic EdTech Partners with Google Cloud to Equip Enterprises with AI-Enabled Learning PR Newswire

PR Newswire•Apr 24

Groq® Opens API Access to Real-time Inference, the Magic Behind Instant Responses from Generative AI Products

Groq® Opens API Access to Real-time Inference, the Magic Behind Instant Responses from Generative AI Products PR Newswire

PR Newswire•Jan 9