OpenAI acquires Ona to make Codex enterprise-ready with secure cloud environments
OpenAI announced plans to acquire Ona, formerly known as Gitpod, to strengthen Codex cloud capabilities and address enterprise security concerns around AI agents. The 79-person company provides secure cloud environments where AI agents can run long-running tasks that span hours or days, even when developers are offline. With Codex usage surging 400% and now serving over 5 million weekly users, the acquisition positions OpenAI to compete directly with Anthropic's Claude Code in the race for enterprise AI adoption.