OpenAI has agreed to acquire Astral, a startup behind widely used Python development tools, in a deal designed to sharpen its Codex coding assistant as competition with Anthropic intensifies. The ...

OpenAI on March 18 announced it will acquire startup Astral, a developer of widely used open-source Python tools, in a move aimed at accelerating the growth of its Codex platform and expanding AI’s ...

OpenAI (OPENAI) continues to acquire startups, and the Microsoft-backed (MSFT) company announced today it plans to buy Astral in order to integrate its coding tools into Codex. Codex is OpenAI's ...

Investing.com -- OpenAI announced Thursday it will acquire Astral, a company behind widely used open source Python development tools, to expand its Codex ecosystem. Astral has developed tools ...

OpenAI is moving a step deeper into the software development stack with its planned acquisition of Astral, a company known for building widely used open-source Python developer tools. The move is less ...

OpenAI announced its plans to buy Astral on March 19, 2026, with financial terms undisclosed and regulatory approval still pending. The deal is expected to strengthen Codex, OpenAI’s AI coding ...

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, said on the 19th (local time) that it acquired Astral, a startup that makes Python tools for developers, to strengthen its artificial intelligence (AI) coding ...

OpenAI has acquired Astral, a startup whose essential Python development tools are used by millions. This strategic move aims to bolster OpenAI's Codex group, which faces competition from Anthropic's ...

ChatGPT maker OpenAI is acquiring Astral, a startup that develops and integrates established open-source programs for Python into the Codex platform. Both companies announced this on Thursday. OpenAI ...