IBM announced a strategic partnership with OpenAI on August 13, 2026, that embeds OpenAI’s frontier models, including GPT-5.6, and products such as Codex and ChatGPT Work directly into IBM Consulting Advantage, the delivery platform its consultants use on client engagements. The deal pairs the deepest enterprise distribution channel in the consulting business with the industry’s most-used model family, and it includes joint go-to-market initiatives aimed at financial services, government…