# OpenAI Leans on Consultancies to Close the Gap With Anthropic's Claude Code

- slug: openai-leans-on-consultancies-to-close-the-gap-with-anthropics-claude-code
- date: 2026-04-21
- category: Artificial Intelligence

OpenAI, which built its name on products so intuitive they need no sales force, is paying seven of the world's largest consulting firms to explain its AI coding tool to big companies. That's the real story behind Tuesday's partnership announcement.

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