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OpenAI Acquires Ona to Strengthen Codex

·2026.06.15 20:15

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OpenAI has acquired Ona to enhance Codex's autonomous coding capabilities and build long-running development environments.

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OpenAI has acquired the German AI agent startup Ona (formerly Gitpod). This acquisition is a strategic decision to expand the capabilities of OpenAI's developer platform, Codex.

Through this acquisition, Codex will gain the following capabilities:

  • Persistent development environments: Secure cloud workspaces that persist for hours or days even when the user's laptop is off
  • Autonomous coding agents: Secure and controllable environments capable of performing long-running software development tasks

Currently, Codex has over 5 million users, with weekly active users up 400% since the start of the year. Through this acquisition, OpenAI is expected to compete head-on with Anthropic's Claude Code, the leader in the long-running software task space.

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