OpenAI unveils Frontier - enterprise platform to run fleets of AI agents

OpenAI unveiled Frontier, a new enterprise platform designed to let large organizations build, deploy and manage fleets of AI agents that can perform complex, multi-step work across corporate systems. The company says the offering creates an “intelligence layer” that stitches together siloed applications and data to give agents a shared business context for reasoning and action.

OpenAI describes Frontier as “the enterprise AI platform for deploying secure, production-ready AI agents—integrated with systems of record to automate core workflows.” The product combines an open agent execution environment with tools that let agents run code, manipulate files, use on-screen tools and interact with web pages like a human, the company says. OpenAI’s example agent, Operator, uses a virtual browser to click buttons, fill forms and gather web data without requiring custom integrations or APIs, according to OpenAI materials.

Frontier is pitched as an operational layer rather than a single assistant. It is meant to connect ticketing tools, data warehouses and internal applications so agents can act on a “shared business context,” CNBC reported, and to carry out end-to-end automation that frees teams from repetitive tasks. Agents can update systems of record on behalf of users without technical instructions, OpenAI said, and the company notes that agents will be able to build memories and be evaluated by human workers to improve their usefulness over time, a capability described in coverage by The Verge.

OpenAI framed Frontier as open to multiple vendors and developer communities. CNBC reported the platform supports agents built by OpenAI, enterprises themselves and third parties including Google, Microsoft and Anthropic. Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s head of applications, told reporters that “Frontier is really a recognition that we're not going to build everything ourselves.” She added, “We are going to be working with the ecosystem to build alongside them, and we embrace the fact that enterprises are going to need a lot of different partners,” remarks reported by CNBC. In a separate profile published by The Verge, Simo predicted that “By the end of the year, most digital work in leading enterprises will be directed by people and executed by fleets of agents,” and said, “And what I dreamed of was having one platform to create and manage all of our agents.”

OpenAI positioned Frontier alongside its existing business offerings, including ChatGPT Enterprise, as part of a broader push to grow enterprise revenue. CNBC reported that CFO Sarah Friar has said enterprise customers currently account for roughly 40 percent of OpenAI’s business and the company is looking to grow that share to about 50 percent.

Security and governance are central to OpenAI’s sales pitch. The company asserts that “Your data stays yours. We don’t use your content to train our models; your enterprise retains full ownership.” It also says data is “encrypted in transit and at rest, aligned with top standards like SOC 2 Type 2 and CSA STAR Level 1,” and that customers will have granular controls over access and management of their data.

Frontier’s release places OpenAI directly in a rapidly competitive market for agent management. The Verge framed the product as part of an industry push that includes Microsoft’s Agent 365 and Anthropic’s Claude variants, with agents becoming a core focal point for companies seeking recurring enterprise revenue. OpenAI’s announcement on Feb. 5, 2026 draws heavily on product notes and briefings from the company and contemporary reporting by CNBC, The Verge and Axios.