Foundry Labs announced that it had been recognized as an OpenAI Select Partner and would provide hands-on support to companies implementing AI solutions powered by GPT-5.6. The company is establishing a system for dispatching forward-deployed engineers and emphasizes responsible implementation and outcome measurement.
Foundry Labs announced that it had been recognized as an OpenAI Select Partner within the OpenAI Partner Network. The program provides OpenAI resources and support to partners advancing the development and delivery of AI solutions.
The company says it can use GPT-5.6 to improve outcomes per token and cost efficiency, while supporting companies in achieving their goals with ChatGPT Work. It is also establishing a support model that provides clients with end-to-end assistance from the planning stage through production systems.
Ilya Kulyatin, CEO of Foundry Labs, said that the company’s role is to capture the tacit knowledge of Japanese companies through frontier AI and turn it into measurable outcomes. The company plans to accelerate the development of solutions for Japanese companies based on frontier models.
Foundry Labs was established in Tokyo in 2025 and is advancing the development of practical systems that address clients’ real-world business challenges as an enterprise AI partner. Further information is available on the official Foundry Labs page.