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SB OAI Japan Enterprise AI Program

PRJ-0262 · Program · Japan

Record last updated Oct 28, 2026

Scope and capacity

On July 14, 2026, SoftBank and SB OAI Japan announced the full launch of Patching as a Service and expanded eligibility to 3,000 companies. This is an enterprise cybersecurity-service launch, not a physical data-center opening or confirmation that the entire Cristal product programme has launched. SB OAI Japan Enterprise AI Program — 50:50 SoftBank/OpenAI enterprise-AI commercialization program; separate from any physical data-center campus. SB OAI Japan Enterprise AI Program is in Japan, JP and is a program with active status.

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Ownership · 50:50 OpenAI and SoftBank vehicle

Source report · SB OAI Japan Enterprise AI Program (Project)

Claim 24926 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. The SoftBank Group and OpenAI Launch SB OAI Japan

    SoftBank Group / OpenAI · Document date: Nov 5, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1410 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251105

  2. SB OAI Japan press release

    SoftBank Corp. · Document date: Nov 5, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1414 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/news/press/sbkk/2025/20251105_02/

  3. OpenAI and SoftBank Group Partner to Develop Advanced Enterprise AI

    SoftBank Group / OpenAI · Document date: Feb 3, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1409 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250203_0

Launch date · 2025-11-05

Actual · SB OAI Japan Enterprise AI Program (Project)

Claim 24927 · Recorded claim type: Actual · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. The SoftBank Group and OpenAI Launch SB OAI Japan

    SoftBank Group / OpenAI · Document date: Nov 5, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1410 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251105

  2. SB OAI Japan press release

    SoftBank Corp. · Document date: Nov 5, 2025 · Corroborating

    Source reference: SRC-1414 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://www.softbank.jp/en/corp/news/press/sbkk/2025/20251105_02/

Commercial availability · 2,026

Forecast · SB OAI Japan Enterprise AI Program (Project)

Claim 24928 · Recorded claim type: Forecast · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. The SoftBank Group and OpenAI Launch SB OAI Japan

    SoftBank Group / OpenAI · Document date: Nov 5, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1410 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20251105

Softbank openai spend · $3 billion per year

Source report · SB OAI Japan Enterprise AI Program (Project)

Claim 24929 · Recorded claim type: Not stated · Review: Approved · Claim date: Not stated

  1. OpenAI and SoftBank Group Partner to Develop Advanced Enterprise AI

    SoftBank Group / OpenAI · Document date: Feb 3, 2025 · Primary

    Source reference: SRC-1409 · Company announcement · Recorded authority: Party primary

    Source URL

    https://group.softbank/en/news/press/20250203_0

Counterparties and capital

SB OAI Japan GK · Operator · CMP-0709

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