OpenAI Buys 79-Person Ona to Secure Codex for Enterprises as Anthropic Gains Ground
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Updated · InfoWorld · Jun 12
OpenAI Buys 79-Person Ona to Secure Codex for Enterprises as Anthropic Gains Ground
3 articles · Updated · InfoWorld · Jun 12
Summary
OpenAI said Ona’s secure, persistent cloud environments will let Codex run beyond a single device or session, giving autonomous agents controlled access to enterprise tools, systems and context.
79-person Ona addresses a key gap for CIOs and CISOs: keeping agents inside customer-controlled workspaces with governance, credential controls, log management, auditability and read-write protections.
13x growth in Ona’s weekly agent sessions since early 2026 suggests rising enterprise demand, though IDC estimates Ona’s 2025 revenue at about $7 million and pegs a possible valuation near $450 million to $500 million.
Anthropic’s May 2026 launch of self-hosted sandboxes for Claude Managed Agents sharpened the competitive pressure, with analysts framing the deal as OpenAI’s push to make Codex enterprise-ready before Claude Code pulls further ahead.
Gartner said the acquisition gives Codex scaling capability it lacked, but enterprises must weigh the benefits of OpenAI’s integrated stack against staying vendor-agnostic.