Snowflake and OpenAI ink $200 million deal to bring ‘GPT-5.2’ to its customers

Snowflake has partnered with OpenAI for a $200 million multi-year deal wherein the cloud data giant will natively integrate ChatGPT-maker’s advanced models, including the newly revealed GPT-5.2, directly into the Snowflake AI Data Cloud. The partnership will allow Snowflake’s 12,600+ global customers to build and deploy “agentic” AI systems that can reason over proprietary data and automate complex business workflows. The company made the announcement on X (formerly Twitter).We’re launching a $200M, multi-year partnership that brings co-innovation, joint go-to-market strategies, and OpenAI models natively into Snowflake Cortex AI -- to help enterprises easily deploy agentic AI across their businesses. With first-party integration into Cortex, you can now:🛠️ Build secure, context-aware AI agents🔒 Keep your data governed🚀 Scale without the complexityWe're moving AI closer to the data so you can move your business closer to the futureHistorically, Snowflake customers accessed OpenAI models primarily through Microsoft Azure. With this new, “first-party” deal, OpenAI models will be natively available within Snowflake Cortex AI across all three major cloud providers (AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud).“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,” he added.Early adopters of the joint offering already include design leader Canva and fitness wearable maker WHOOP – companies that “will leverage OpenAI industry-leading models in Snowflake to deploy context-aware AI apps and agents across their businesses.”