Overview
- Astral has agreed to join OpenAI, with its engineering team set to integrate into the Codex group to connect tooling with the assistant’s workflow.
- OpenAI and Astral say the open-source projects Ruff, uv, and ty will continue to be supported after the transaction closes.
- OpenAI reports Codex now exceeds 2 million weekly active users with roughly triple the user count and fivefold usage growth since January.
- Financial terms were not disclosed, and the acquisition remains subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval.
- The move targets growing competition from Anthropic’s Claude Code and the editor Cursor, while outside commentators highlight scrutiny over ownership of widely used Python infrastructure and potential investor gains.