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 ...

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, the leading artificial intelligence platform, has aimed to built a strong platform against Anthropic. The ChatGPT owner said on Thursday, March 20, 2026, it will acquire Python ...

In a move clearly designed to strengthen its position among developers, OpenAI has acquired Python tool maker Astral. The house of Altman expects the deal to strengthen the ecosystem for its Codex ...

OpenAI will acquire Astral, the team behind popular Python developer tools uv, Ruff, and ty. The deal is meant to accelerate ...

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OpenAI acquires Astral, the Python toolmaker, to enhance Codex AI coding assistant as it competes with Anthropic's Claude Code and Cursor.

OpenAI's most significant competitors in the AI coding space include Cursor and Anthropic ( ANTHRO ). Cursor is in talks with investors for a funding round that would value the startup at about $50B.

With the acquisition of Python tool developer Astral, OpenAI is expanding its commitment in the coding sector and aims to further develop its Codex platform. ChatGPT maker OpenAI is acquiring Astral, ...

OpenAI has announced plans to acquire Astral, integrating its open-source developer tools into the Codex ecosystem to enhance AI agent capabilities.

“AI may generate code faster than any human,” Guo said. “But the need to understand what code is doing has only intensified. AI generates code that may seem right, but it isn’t always reliable. You ...