Snowflake and OpenAI partner to bring frontier intelligence to enterprise data

Key takeaways: 

• New $200 million agreement brings OpenAI frontier intelligence directly into Snowflake.

• Enterprise customers can use OpenAI within Snowflake to build AI agents and generate insights directly from their data.

• Under the partnership, OpenAI is one of the key model capabilities in Snowflake.

OpenAI and Snowflake have entered a multi-year, $200 million partnership that brings OpenAI frontier intelligence directly into Snowflake, including Snowflake Cortex AI⁠(opens in a new window) and Snowflake Intelligence⁠(opens in a new window).

Snowflake is a data and AI platform that 12,600+ companies use to build, use, and share data, applications, and AI. With Snowflake, organizations can harness the power of their data and activate AI with an AI Data Cloud that’s intuitive and easy to use, seamlessly connected for collaboration, and built with the security and governance that enterprises trust as their foundation.

Under the partnership, Snowflake customers can use OpenAI models like GPT‑5.2 with tools like Snowflake Cortex AI to build custom applications and agents grounded in their enterprise data. They can also use OpenAI within Snowflake Intelligence to ask questions in natural-language and put insights at every employee’s fingertips—automatically taking the steps needed to retrieve and analyze business data, without requiring users to write any code themselves.

“By bringing OpenAI models to enterprise data, Snowflake enables organizations to build and deploy AI on top of their most valuable asset using the secure, governed platform they already trust,” said Sridhar Ramaswamy, CEO, Snowflake. “Customers can now harness all their enterprise knowledge in Snowflake together with the world-class intelligence of OpenAI models, enabling them to build AI agents that are powerful, responsible, and trustworthy. Together, we’re setting a new standard for AI innovation, helping businesses transform with confidence, while maintaining strong security and compliance standards.”