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 ...

OpenAI Group PBC today announced plans to acquire Astral Software Inc., a startup with a set of widely used Python development tools. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. Astral’s development ...

March 19 (Reuters) - OpenAI said on Thursday it will acquire Python toolmaker Astral, as ‌the ChatGPT owner looks to strengthen its ‌portfolio against rival Anthropic and gain more share in the ...

OpenAI plans to acquire Astral, a company that specialises in high-performance tools for the Python programming language. The move comes as the ChatGPT maker aims to accelerate the growth of Codex, ...

OpenAI said it will acquire Astral, a startup that builds tools for software developers. Astral's team will join OpenAI as part of the group running its AI coding assistant, Codex. OpenAI has been ...

OpenAI plans to acquire Astral, a startup that makes Python tools for developers, marking the ChatGPT maker’s latest investment in the fast-growing market for coding and developer services. The deal, ...

OpenAI on Thursday announced the acquisition of Astral, the developer of open source Python tools that include uv, Ruff and ty. It says that it plans to integrate them with Codex, its AI coding agent ...

OpenAI said on Thursday (March 19, 2026) it will buy Python toolmaker Astral, as the ChatGPT maker seeks to strengthen its portfolio against rival Anthropic to gain more share in the artificial ...