OpenAI acquires Pierre to enhance Codex's code hosting capabilities.

Dynamic AI News: OpenAI has announced the acquisition of the developer tools startup Pierre Computer, preparing to integrate code hosting functionality into Codex. Previously, Codex primarily assisted developers in writing and modifying code; now, OpenAI aims to take over code storage and management, directly competing with Microsoft’s GitHub. Pierre’s two open-source tools, Trees and Diffs, are already integrated into Codex, responsible for browsing project files and inspecting code changes. OpenAI is also interested in Pierre’s commercial code hosting service, Code Storage. Code Storage can store code, track modification histories, and provide an API that allows AI agents to directly create and manage code repositories, supporting simultaneous operations by multiple agents. Currently, AI programming products such as Lovable, Bolt, and Amp are already using it. OpenAI is also overhauling its own code management system: on November 2, OpenAI unveiled its proprietary system, Pando, specifically designed to address performance issues when numerous agents write and submit code simultaneously. Pando is already in internal use at OpenAI, reducing the median time for code pushes by nearly 80%. After the acquisition, OpenAI will gradually integrate Code Storage into Codex. Pierre’s existing open-source projects will remain open source.