SoftBank Group — OpenAI Cristal intelligence and ChatGPT Enterprise (2025)

SoftBank Group spends $3 billion a year deploying OpenAI solutions across its companies, including Arm and SoftBank Corp.: the jointly built Cristal intelligence enterprise AI and ChatGPT Enterprise for all group employees.

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DateDate the contract, order or partnership was announced or agreed, as stated in the cited source (YYYY-MM-DD). Empty when the source gives only a month or a year.
2025-02-031
BuyerThe purchasing organisation or named customer.
SoftBank Group Corp.1
VendorThe contracting supplier or AI provider, as named in the source.
OpenAI1
SectorGovernment for public-sector buyers (defence, intelligence, civil agencies, health services); Enterprise for companies.
Enterprise
Product or programThe AI product, model, platform or program supplied.
Cristal intelligence; ChatGPT Enterprise1
ScopeThe use case or service scope named in the source.
SoftBank Group companies including Arm and SoftBank Corp.; over 100 million workflows to automate at SoftBank Corp.1
Value as statedThe value in the source's words when it gives no figure, for example multi-million dollars.
$3 billion a year1

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  1. group.softbank accessed 2026-11-11

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