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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.

GitHub recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Coding Agents for the third year in a row

GitHub recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Coding Agents for the third year in a row The GitHub Blog

The GitHub Blog•May 22

Cursor named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Coding Agents

Cursor named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Enterprise AI Coding Agents Cursor

Cursor•May 22

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

Magic Hour Revenue 2025: $1.7M Est. ARR, $5M Valuation

Magic Hour Revenue 2025: $1.7M Est. ARR, $5M Valuation GetLatka

GetLatka•Sep 2

Magic AI: $1.5B Valuation, Zero Revenue, 24 Employees (2024)

Magic AI: $1.5B Valuation, Zero Revenue, 24 Employees (2024) FourWeekMBA

FourWeekMBA•Aug 11