IBM Teams Up with OpenAI to Bring Enterprise-Grade AI to Businesses

IBM has partnered with OpenAI to enable businesses to use AI for critical functions, modernize legacy apps, and improve cybersecurity. The deal will integrate OpenAI's frontier models, including GPT-5.6, into IBM's AI-powered delivery platform, IBM Consulting Advantage.

The partnership focuses on three areas: converting legacy workflows into AI-ready operations, modernizing applications and software development, and expanding cybersecurity and AI risk management.

IBM will deploy specialized engineers and consultants trained through the OpenAI Partner Network to work directly with clients on AI implementation. The companies also plan to combine OpenAI's Codex and ChatGPT with IBM's technology and industry expertise to modernize legacy applications and accelerate software development.