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OpenAI's Latest Acquisition Could See Big Changes on the Way for Its Codex Coding Assistant
The deal gives Codex secure cloud environments for longer-running tasks as OpenAI pushes to move more agents into production.
- On Thursday, OpenAI announced it will acquire Ona, a cloud execution startup, to fortify the infrastructure behind its AI coding assistant, Codex.
- Integrating Ona's secure cloud infrastructure allows Codex to operate in regulated industries like healthcare and finance where data residency and compliance policies are non-negotiable.
- Codex now serves more than 5 million weekly users, representing a roughly 400% increase over earlier stages. Ona CEO Johannes Landgraf said: "Agents need more than intelligence; they need a trusted workspace."
- Following the deal's closure, Ona's team will join OpenAI to develop secure, persistent execution capabilities. Until finalized, both companies remain separate and independent.
- OpenAI is racing against chief rival Anthropic, which has experienced explosive growth over the last year. This acquisition follows earlier investments in Astral and Promptfoo to reinforce Codex as developers embrace AI agents.
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