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Key Takeaways
- OpenAI is acquiring Neptune for under $400 million in stock, reports claim.
- Neptune’s tools track and debug AI model training processes.
- Neptune will phase out its external services by March 4, 2026.
OpenAI’s announced its acquisition of Neptune.ai on Dec. 4. According to company officials, the deal enhances model governance and internal training capabilities, a move that aligns with enterprises' growing demand for transparency in AI development lifecycles.
The Information reported the agreement price at less than $400 million in stock, citing sources familiar with the matter. However, financial terms were not disclosed in the official statement.
“Neptune has built a fast, precise system that allows researchers to analyze complex training workflows. We plan to iterate with them to integrate their tools deep into our training stack to expand our visibility into how models learn.”
- Jakub Pachocki
Chief Scientist, OpenAI
What OpenAI Gains: Neptune's Technology Capabilities
Neptune will join OpenAI and continue to support AI researchers with tools that monitor, debug and evaluate frontier models. OpenAI already uses the platform to debug the training of its GPT large language models.
Neptune's key capabilities include:
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Model Training Tracking | Monitors AI model development processes |
| Debugging Tools | Identifies and resolves training issues |
| Enterprise Integration | Supports major clients like Samsung and HP |
“This is an exciting step for us," said Neptune founder and CEO Piotr Niedźwiedź. "We’ve always believed that good tools help researchers do their best work. Joining OpenAI gives us the chance to bring that belief to a new scale.”
Neptune plans to wind down its external services via a three-month transition period that will end on March 4, 2026.
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OpenAI Expands Through Major Deals & Partnerships
OpenAI executed a series of significant partnerships, acquisitions and infrastructure agreements throughout 2024 and 2025.
Cloud & Infrastructure Moves
The company signed a $38 billion cloud contract with Amazon Web Services in November 2025, gaining immediate access to Nvidia GPUs. This marked a notable diversification beyond its long-standing Microsoft Azure relationship.
The AWS deal followed a restructured agreement with Microsoft in October 2025. Under the new terms, both parties can independently pursue AI innovation and collaborate with third parties, while OpenAI maintains a $250 billion commitment to Azure.
In September 2025, Nvidia agreed to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI and become its key AI chip supplier starting in 2026. OpenAI is also collaborating with Oracle and CoreWeave on multi-billion-dollar data center deals and participating in the $500 billion Stargate Data Center Project with SoftBank and Oracle
Acquisitions
OpenAI acquired experimentation platform Statsig in September 2025 for $1.1 billion in an all-stock deal. Statsig founder Vijaye Raji joined OpenAI as CTO of Applications. The company also acquired Multi, a collaborative workspace startup, further expanding its application stack.
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