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OpenAI reportedly ships its own alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub
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Repeated GitHub outages pushed OpenAI toward an in-house code platform as its Microsoft partnership loosens.
Key facts
- Under the revised terms, effective April 27, 2026, OpenAI gains the freedom to work with other cloud providers
- That is an awkward spot for a company in which Microsoft holds roughly a 27% stake
- As of early March 2026, the project was still in its infancy
- For now, the two companies remain deeply intertwined, with Microsoft holding a large ownership stake and licensed access through 2032
Summary
OpenAI is reportedly building its own coding platform and code repository, a project that could eventually compete with Microsoft ’s GitHub. That is an awkward spot for a company in which Microsoft holds roughly a 27% stake. The project is an internal coding platform paired with a code repository. As of early March 2026, the project was still in its infancy.