OpenAI’s New $10M+ Enterprise Consulting Arm: The Next Frontier in AI Customization

OpenAI’s New $10M+ Enterprise Consulting Arm: The Next Frontier in AI Customization OpenAI has quietly launched a high-stakes consulting division, positioning itself alongside heavyweights like Palantir and Accenture to build bespoke AI solutions for Fortune 500 firms. According to a recent report from The Information, this elite service requires enterprise clients to commit at least $10 million up front—and in some cases, deals stretch into the hundreds of millions over multiple years. From Research Lab to Forward-Deployed Engineers To staff this ambitious initiative, OpenAI has recruited nearly a dozen “forward-deployed engineers,” many of whom hail from Palantir’s consulting ranks. These experts act as the on-the-ground bridge between OpenAI’s research teams and customer engineering organizations, guiding: Model fine-tuning on proprietary datasets Integration architecture within enterprise IT stacks End-to-end app development of AI-powered workflows By embeddin...