OpenAI and Databricks detail three ways to run OpenAI tools on governed data

Databricks published a walkthrough of its partnership with OpenAI, describing three ways companies can use OpenAI tools on data governed in Databricks. Business users can install a Databricks Genie plugin in ChatGPT to query company metrics and definitions; engineers can route OpenAI Codex through Unity Gateway, which keeps the OpenAI key, sets team budgets and logs requests; and teams can deploy agents built with the OpenAI Agents SDK as Databricks Apps, with GPT models served inside Databricks under Unity Catalog. Databricks says the multi-year agreement began in September 2025 and that every Databricks engineer is getting Codex access. Setup instructions appear in the post.