Oracle integrates GPT-5 into databases and cloud apps

Oracle has rolled out OpenAI’s GPT-5 in its databases and SaaS products, including Fusion Cloud Applications, NetSuite, and industry-specific tools like Oracle Health. The update is aimed at tying business data more closely to AI so companies can use its reasoning abilities and support for coding inside workflows.

GPT-5 is OpenAI’s newest model, built to handle code generation, debugging, and editing, and support agent-driven processes that require deeper reasoning. The model is offered in three API sizes to suit different needs and is also included in ChatGPT Enterprise. OpenAI has made GPT-5 available to all ChatGPT users, even on the free plan, though free access will eventually shift to a lighter “mini” version. Paid subscribers and enterprise customers get the more advanced options.

OpenAI says GPT-5 is faster, more accurate, and less likely to hallucinate compared to earlier versions, with more than 5,000 hours of safety testing behind it. Instead of blocking many sensitive questions, the new model is designed to provide safer and clearer answers while still pointing out its limits. At its launch, the company showed how GPT-5 could create working software from short prompts, like a flashcard app for learning new languages. Microsoft is also bringing GPT-5 into Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure AI, while companies like Box report better results with complex tasks.

The release also marked OpenAI’s return to open-source models, its first since GPT-2, with gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b published at the same time. It’s a step that comes as competition heats up from China, where firms including Alibaba, Zhipu, and Moonshot AI have been shipping stronger models under open-source licences. China now leads in the number of both open and closed AI models, adding pressure on US developers.

OpenAI is also holding early talks on a potential stock sale that could value the company at $500 billion. CEO Sam Altman called GPT-5 a “major leap in AI,” saying it makes it easier to turn simple ideas into working results.

Oracle’s use of GPT-5

Oracle says GPT-5 will strengthen how its customers use data and automation. The company highlighted several benefits:

• Better multi-step reasoning in workflows
• Faster code creation, debugging, and documentation
• Deeper insights and more accurate recommendations

Kris Rice, Oracle’s senior vice president for Database Software Development, said combining Oracle Database 23ai with GPT-5 will help companies gain “breakthrough insights, innovations, and productivity.” He pointed to tools like Oracle AI Vector, Select AI, and SQLcl MCP Server, which make it easier for GPT-5 to search and analyse enterprise data securely.

Meeten Bhavsar, senior vice president for Applications Development, said GPT-5 will give Fusion Applications customers more advanced automation and decision-making abilities through agent-driven processes.

Oracle’s broader push is to bring AI directly into enterprise data, with a focus on security and scalability, so companies can apply the right AI tools where they’re most useful.

Broader context

Oracle shares have risen 49% this year, with major tech rivals Microsoft, Google, and Meta continuing to pour resources into AI.

Oracle also deepened its partnership with Google Cloud last week. The deal brings Google’s Gemini 2.5 model into Oracle Cloud Infrastructure’s generative AI service, allowing customers to build AI agents for tasks like coding, automation, and research.

Oracle plans to make the full Gemini suite available through Vertex AI, covering areas like video, speech, and image generation, as well as healthcare applications. Gemini will also be embedded into Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications to support finance, HR, supply chain, and customer-facing roles like sales and service.

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