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March 25, 2026
OpenAI to acquire Astral
Accelerates Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools
TL;DR
- OpenAI is acquiring Astral, known for open-source Python tools like uv, Ruff, and ty.
- The acquisition aims to integrate Astral's tools into OpenAI's Codex ecosystem.
- OpenAI plans to support Astral's open-source products after closing.
- The goal is to enable AI systems to participate in the entire development workflow, not just code generation.
- Codex has seen significant user growth and usage increase.
- Astral's tools simplify dependency management, provide fast linting and formatting, and enforce type safety.
- The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.
- The Astral team will join the Codex team at OpenAI post-acquisition.
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