Databricks partners with OpenAI in $100M deal to embed ChatGPT into enterprise platforms

Databricks, a San Francisco-based data analytics firm, has partnered with OpenAI to integrate the ChatGPT maker’s AI models directly into its enterprise data and analytics platforms, including its flagship Agent Bricks product. The partnership is expected to generate $100 million in revenue and gives Databricks a competitive edge over rival Snowflake in the rapidly expanding enterprise AI market.

What you should know: The integration will embed OpenAI’s AI models directly into Databricks’ cloud platform and Agent Bricks, which helps customers create, test and scale AI applications and agents.
• More than 20,000 enterprise customers of Databricks will gain access to GPT-5 as a flagship model through this partnership.
• The deal builds on an existing relationship where OpenAI already leverages Databricks to process AI data and enhance ChatGPT’s performance.

Why this matters: This partnership represents OpenAI’s strategic expansion beyond its long-standing Microsoft Azure partnership to accelerate growth in the enterprise sector.
• For Databricks, the deal provides a significant advantage over publicly traded competitor Snowflake, which is still developing its AI capabilities.
• The move addresses what Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi describes as “overwhelming demand from enterprise customers looking to build AI apps and agents on their data, tailored to their unique business needs.”

The big picture: Databricks continues to solidify its position as one of the world’s most valuable private companies, having closed a $1 billion funding round earlier this month at a $100 billion valuation.
• The analytics firm was among the first to host gpt-oss, OpenAI’s open-weight language models that excel in advanced reasoning.
• This partnership reflects the broader trend of AI companies diversifying their cloud partnerships to capture more enterprise market share.

What they’re saying: “We’re seeing overwhelming demand from enterprise customers looking to build AI apps and agents on their data, tailored to their unique business needs,” said Databricks CEO Ali Ghodsi.