# OpenAI — OpenAI to acquire Astral

- Company: OpenAI (openai.com)
- Announced: 2026-03-19T00:00:00+00:00
- Subject: GPT / ChatGPT / API
- Models affected: Codex
- Source: https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral
- Record: https://forck.live/items/226-openai-to-acquire-astral

The text states that Codex growth is accelerated to power the next generation of Python developer tools.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://openai.com/index/openai-to-acquire-astral:

> Accelerates Codex growth to power the next generation of Python developer tools

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