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OpenAI to take over Astral for undisclosed sum

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Thursday 19 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI has announced the acquisition of open source developer tool startup Astral for an undisclosed sum, bringing the firm into its Codex ecosystem.
Astral is most known for its open source tools for Python - a programming language to build, test, and maintain applications.

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