Overview

• OpenAI models will be built directly into Databricks’ cloud platform and Agent Bricks to let companies create, test, and scale AI apps and agents.
• GPT-5 will be offered as the flagship option to more than 20,000 Databricks enterprise customers.
• Databricks expects $100 million in revenue from the pact, and TechCrunch reports a $100 million minimum payment obligation over the deal term.
• The integration advances OpenAI’s push to broaden enterprise access beyond its long-standing Azure alignment.
• Databricks cites strong customer demand and competitive momentum versus Snowflake, following its $1 billion fundraise and earlier support for OpenAI’s open‑weight gpt‑oss models.