BlitzOS vs Gitpod, now Ona
Gitpod is now Ona. The company rebranded on Sept 2, 2025, and announced on June 11, 2026 that OpenAI plans to acquire it, subject to closing. Ona now sells governed background-agent infrastructure. BlitzOS sells an individual browser workspace with fixed resources, five preinstalled agents, and a $10 beta price.
What changed from Gitpod to Ona?
Ona's rebrand announcement moved the product away from the old Gitpod cloud-IDE framing. Ona now describes itself as a platform for background agents, with governance, automations, cloud environments, and enterprise deployment choices.
Ona's acquisition announcement says OpenAI plans to acquire the company. Until the transaction closes, the companies remain separate and Ona continues existing customer commitments. No public shutdown or standalone-product plan has been announced.
BlitzOS is a hosted browser workspace for an individual developer. It includes a persistent terminal, public previews, structured Claude and Codex chat, and five preinstalled coding agents.
How much do Ona and BlitzOS cost?
These Ona prices were checked against the official pricing page on July 31, 2026. Gitpod Classic free, $9, and $25 plans shown by some directories are stale. Gitpod Classic pay-as-you-go ended Oct 15, 2025.
| Product or plan | Price | Included use |
|---|---|---|
| BlitzOS beta | $10/month through Aug 31, 2026 | 3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB disk, 50 GB durable volume |
| Ona Core | From $20/month | Recurring OCU bundle; official page advertises 80–2,200 OCUs; up to 100 members |
| Ona add-on credits | From $10 per 40 OCUs | Credits valid for 1 year |
| Ona Enterprise | Custom | Custom OCUs, VPC deployment choices, SSO/OIDC, support, and SLA options |
An OCU covers agent token use and environment resources. Ona does not publish every Core price point in the 80–2,200 OCU range. It lists no free tier or free trial.
Which product wins each buying question?
| Buying question | Better fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-controlled AWS or GCP runners | Ona Enterprise | Ona documents deployment in a customer's VPC. |
| Dev Containers and multi-container setup | Ona | Ona supports devcontainer.json, Docker Compose, and build features. |
| JetBrains and desktop editor attachment | Ona | Ona supports multiple JetBrains IDEs and SSH-capable editors. |
| Triggered background automations | Ona | Core includes 50 automations; Enterprise lists unlimited automations. |
| Compute up to 32 cores and 128 GB RAM | Ona | Ona publishes a much larger ceiling than BlitzOS. |
| Flat hosted entry for one developer | BlitzOS | $10 beta access includes the VM and requires no OCU accounting. |
| Five third-party agent CLIs preinstalled | BlitzOS | Claude Code, Codex CLI, OpenCode, Pi, and Kimi Code ship in the workspace. |
| Terminal-first persistence without OCU or timeout settings | BlitzOS | ttyd and tmux persist the session; Ona uses OCU metering and idle-timeout policy. |
Ona supports public port sharing and markets phone use. Those are not claimed as BlitzOS-only features.
When should you pick Ona?
Pick Ona when an organization needs:
- Background-agent automations across repositories.
- VPC deployment, SSO, policy controls, or an SLA.
- Dev Container configuration and a broad desktop IDE menu.
- Larger machines, GPUs, or up to 100 Core members.
When should you pick BlitzOS?
Pick BlitzOS when one developer wants:
- A hosted workspace without operating agent infrastructure.
- A fixed $10 beta price instead of OCU metering.
- Five named agent CLIs ready in a terminal.
- A session that can be reopened from a phone or another device.
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