IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.
IBM and OpenAI have announced a partnership to expand AI offerings to enterprise customers, a move that comes as competition for corporate AI spending intensifies. Under the undisclosed terms deal, OpenAI's models and tools will be made available to more enterprise clients through IBM's global consulting business. This partnership follows a similar agreement IBM made with Anthropic earlier this year.
The collaboration will involve joint marketing of AI solutions and development of industry-specific applications for financial services, government, telecommunications, and retail sectors. IBM will create a dedicated OpenAI practice within its consulting arm and train around 40,000 consultants on OpenAI's technologies, including Codex, API, cybersecurity, and consultative solution credentials, over the coming months.
IBM will also integrate OpenAI's latest models, such as GPT-5.6, Codex, and ChatGPT Work, into its AI platform for consultants.
Furthermore, IBM will establish a team of specialized "Forward Deployed Experts" trained through OpenAI's Partner Network. These experts will work to deploy AI solutions across core business operations. The partnership strengthens OpenAI's strategy of working with large global systems integrators to bring its AI products to enterprise customers, a trend driven by competition among AI model developers shifting from building more capable models to winning corporate customers and large-scale deployments.
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