Snowflake and OpenAI have signed a US$200 million multi-year partnership to embed the AI lab’s latest models directly into its AI Data Cloud to make it easier for enterprises to build secure, governed AI agents on their own data.
Under the deal, OpenAI models such as GPT‑5.2 will become natively available to Snowflake’s 12,600 customers through Snowflake Cortex AI and Snowflake Intelligence across all three major clouds. This allows users to query and automate workflows over proprietary data without moving it out of Snowflake’s environment.
The agreement goes beyond simple model access, with the companies committing to co-innovation and joint go‑to‑market efforts focused on deploying AI agents that can reason over governed data and take actions across business tools and applications.
Snowflake and OpenAI teams will work together on new features that tap OpenAI’s Apps SDK and AgentKit so customers can build interoperable agents and custom applications that handle tasks such as analytics, document search and workflow automation through natural‑language prompts, including from within SQL via Snowflake Cortex AI Functions.
“Together, we’re setting a new standard for AI innovation, helping businesses transform with confidence, while maintaining strong security and compliance standards,” said Sridhar Ramaswamy (top), CEO of Snowflake.
“This partnership brings our advanced models directly into that environment, making it easier to deploy AI agents and apps, so businesses can close the gap between what AI is capable of and the value they can create today,” said Fidji Simo, CEO of Applications at OpenAI.
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