OpenAI President Greg Brockman: H1 2026 rough, but agentic coding tools, GPT‑5.6 Sol and ChatGPT Work boost Q3 revenue.
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OpenAI President Greg Brockman said the company's first half of 2026 was challenging, but agentic coding tools, GPT‑5.6 Sol and ChatGPT Work spurred a revenue inflection in Q3.
OpenAI’s co‑founder and president Greg Brockman told the Wall Street Journal that the first half of 2026 was “pretty rough” for the ChatGPT maker. The company struggled to gain traction with its Codex‑style coding model while rival Anthropic pulled ahead in the enterprise coding market.
Brockman said the tide turned in the third quarter, when “agentic coding tools, GPT‑5.6 Sol and ChatGPT Work” sparked a “revenue inflection.” OpenAI reported a 70 % jump in annualised revenue and a doubling of its enterprise segment, with business customers now accounting for more than half of total sales. The surge was underpinned by a new partnership with JPMorgan Chase that embeds OpenAI’s coding assistants into the bank’s development workflow.
The rebound matters because it restores OpenAI’s growth narrative after a challenging start to the year and reinforces its push into higher‑margin enterprise services. It also narrows the gap with Anthropic, whose recent gains had threatened OpenAI’s dominance in the corporate AI space.
Looking ahead, Brockman hinted that the stronger financial footing could bring OpenAI closer to an IPO, echoing remarks made earlier this month about the company’s readiness for a public listing. Observers will watch whether the momentum from the agentic tools and the JPMorgan deal sustains into 2027, and how competitors respond to OpenAI’s renewed focus on enterprise‑grade AI. As we reported on 5 Nov 2026, OpenAI’s enterprise sales already dominate its revenue mix, and the latest quarter suggests that dominance is deepening.
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