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astral.sh acquisition market
12
Ṁ1.2kṀ3.3k
2027
88%
uv remains MIT-licensed
86%
ruff remains MIT-licensed
81%
Astral's GitHub org remains a distinct and active entity
57%
uv ships an OpenAI-specific integration or feature
54%
ruff ships an OpenAI-specific integration or feature
23%
uv adds telemetry that sends data to OpenAI
23%
ruff adds telemetry that sends data to OpenAI
13%
OpenAI/Astral publicly deprecates or archives any current Astral project (uv, ruff, ty)
6%
A credible fork of uv reaches >10% of uv's monthly downloads
4%
Merger does not go through
3%
OpenAI releases a product named "Astral Codex"

astral.sh is getting acquired by OpenAI.

What does it mean for Python developers?


All contracts expire at the end of 2027 unless specifically stated.

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Clarifications

Telemetry

For "add telemetry" options, they will resolve YES if telemetry is sent back to Astral/OpenAI post-acquisition.


Excluded (will NOT count as telemetry):

  • Basic self-updating requests

  • Package index requests to PyPI

Examples that WILL count (resolve YES):

  • Sending back code snippets from ruff

  • Intercepting PyPI requests

Opt-in telemetry still counts toward YES resolution.

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bought Ṁ400 NO

Also see https://manifold.markets/BoltonBailey/astral-maintains-uv-python-package

bought Ṁ50 YES

For the sake of clarity, will the "add telemetry" options resolve to YES if telemetry is sent back to Astral, post-acquisition (at which point Astral is OpenAI)?

@josh yes. For the sake of clarity I'm excluding the basic "telemetry" involved in self-updating or package index requests to pypi.

Example that would lead to a YES:

  • Sending back code snippets from ruff

  • Intercepting pypi requests

Will still count if it's opt in.

reposted

https://simonwillison.net/2026/Mar/19/openai-acquiring-astral/

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