OpenAI to Acquire Astral to Expand Codex Developer Tools

March 20, 2026

OpenAI announced it has agreed to acquire Astral, a company behind widely used open-source Python developer tools such as uv, Ruff, and ty. The acquisition is intended to expand OpenAI’s Codex platform into a full software development lifecycle solution, integrating planning, codebase changes, tool execution, verification, and long-term maintenance.

Buyers
OpenAI
Targets
Astral
Industry
Software
Location
United States
Transaction Type
Buyout

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