OpenAI will acquire Ona to enhance Codex’s cloud execution capabilities, promoting the continuous autonomous work of AI agents

Odaily Planet Daily News OpenAI officially announced the acquisition of the developer cloud execution platform Ona. The specific acquisition amount has not been disclosed yet. Its secure cloud execution and task orchestration technology will be integrated into OpenAI's rapidly expanding Codex ecosystem, further enhancing the long-term operation capabilities of AI agents in software development and knowledge work scenarios. Currently, over 5 million people use Codex every week for research, analysis, construction, and task automation, an increase of 400% compared to earlier this year. Initially aimed at software developers, Codex has now expanded to support users throughout the entire process, from proposing requirements to completing complex tasks.

With the improvement of AI agent capabilities, OpenAI believes that more high-value tasks will last for hours or even days in the future, rather than being limited to single sessions. By integrating Ona technology, Codex will be able to continue running even after users shut down their devices, allowing users to view progress remotely, provide instructions, make decisions, and review results.

OpenAI stated that in the future, enterprise deployment of AI agents will not only require powerful model capabilities but also security, governance, and operational control. Ona's customer-managed execution model will allow enterprises to control where agents run, access permissions, credential scopes, operational logs, and workflow review mechanisms, while OpenAI provides the underlying intelligence and task orchestration capabilities. This acquisition will further drive Codex's evolution from a single-device, single-session tool to a long-running AI agent platform for enterprise production environments.