OpenAI to acquire Ona to support its AI coding assistant, Codex

OpenAI announced its acquisition on Thursday himA startup that provides secure, pre-configured cloud environments where AI agents can access tools, systems, and content.

OpenAI said Ona’s technology will allow OpenAI’s coding assistant, Codex, to take on longer-running tasks. The company said it will also help more organizations deploy agents into production that independently complete tasks on behalf of a user.

OpenAI did not disclose terms of the acquisition, which is still subject to customary closing conditions. Ona’s staff will join OpenAI and work on the Codex team after the deal closes.

Its CEO, Johannes Landgraf, wrote: “I always thought that selling the company would feel like the end. Instead, it feels like the work we’ve been doing throughout our lives has become even bigger and more important.” a post on LinkedIn.

OpenAI kicked off the AI ​​boom with the launch of its ChatGPT chatbot in 2022 and has been pouring investment into Codex in recent months as software developers adopt AI agents as part of their workflows. It is competing against chief rival Anthropic, which has enjoyed a period of explosive growth over the past year, fueled in part by the popularity of its own AI coding assistant, Claude Code.

Codex supports more than 5 million weekly active users, up from 3 million in April. Anthropic does not disclose the number of Claude Code users.

OpenAI secretly filed its prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday, just days after Anthropic filed its own confidential filing with regulators.

Elon Musk’s SpaceXThe company, which merged with artificial intelligence startup xAI earlier this year, is scheduled to begin trading on Friday in what is expected to be the largest public market launch in history.

In an effort to gain an edge over its rivals, OpenAI has made a series of acquisitions in recent months. In March, it announced it would acquire cybersecurity startup Promptfoo, after acquiring health tech startup Torch for about $60 million in January.

This deal comes after OpenAI announced in October that it had acquired startup Software Applications, which creates an AI interface called Sky. Apple Mac users. OpenAI shook up the tech industry in May 2025 by announcing that it was acquiring Jony Ive’s AI devices startup io for more than $6 billion.

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