OpenAI has quietly entered the high-end consulting space, where the company will offer custom AI solutions starting at $10 million per engagement. However, this new service puts OpenAI in direct competition against giants like Accenture, Palantir, and IBM.
The service puts OpenAI’s forward-deployed engineers (FDEs) directly within client organizations. These engineers help adapt and integrate OpenAI’s GPT-4o models with clients’ internal systems, building tailored solutions such as intelligent chatbots and automation tools. The goal is to solve domain-specific problems that can’t be addressed with out-of-the-box AI products.
