OpenAI has announced the acquisition of Ona to expand Codex's Secure Cloud Execution and Long-Term Agency Capabilities

**OpenAI Acquires Ona, Integrating Secure Cloud Tech into Codex Ecosystem (June 11)** On June 11, OpenAI announced it has acquired Ona, integrating Ona’s secure cloud execution and orchestration technology into the Codex ecosystem. The deal will expand Codex’s offerings to provide secure, customer-controlled cloud infrastructure for long-running AI agents used in software and knowledge work. Currently, over 5 million people use Codex weekly for research, analysis, building, and automation—a 400% surge since the start of this year. As Codex’s capabilities grow, its highest-value work is shifting from minute-scale tasks to those spanning hours or days. Ona’s technology delivers a secure, persistent environment where AI agents can access the tools, systems, and context they need to advance tasks over time. By integrating Ona, OpenAI plans to move Codex away from a model reliant on a single device or active session, toward a setup that runs continuously in a customer’s cloud environment. To date, Ona has helped 2 million developers work in secure, reproducible cloud settings—expertise that will support Codex’s next growth stage, letting agents keep operating in a customer’s cloud even after a user closes their laptop. The acquisition is subject to standard closing conditions, including required regulatory approvals. Until the transaction closes, OpenAI and Ona will operate as independent entities. Once finalized, the Ona team will join OpenAI’s Codex group to advance secure, persistent enterprise execution capabilities.