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OpenAI plans to acquire Pierre, the team behind Codex review tools

The proposed deal covers the developer behind Trees, Diffs and Code Storage. The companies remain independent until closing.

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Event / context: Acquisition announcement: November 4, 2026. Source check: Nov 5, 2026.

OpenAI announced on November 4 that it plans to acquire Pierre Computer Company, the developer behind Code Storage and the Trees and Diffs libraries used in the Codex app.

OpenAI says Pierre's open-source projects will remain open source and that it intends to keep contributing to them. It also plans to bring Code Storage functionality into Codex after the acquisition closes.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. The announcement does not establish that the deal has closed or that future features are already available.

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