IBM and Anthropic have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating enterprise-ready AI. The collaboration integrates Anthropic’s Claude—one of the world’s most advanced large language models (LLMs)—into IBM’s software portfolio to boost productivity while embedding security, governance, and cost controls throughout the software development lifecycle.
Claude will initially be incorporated into select IBM software products, beginning with IBM’s new AI-first integrated development environment (IDE), which features advanced task-generation capabilities tailored for enterprise software development and modernization.
The IDE is currently in private preview for select IBM clients. During early testing, over 6,000 IBM early adopters reported an average 45% boost in productivity, delivering significant cost savings while upholding code quality and security standards.
As organizations transition from AI experimentation to full-scale deployment, they require solutions that integrate smoothly with existing enterprise infrastructure and comply with stringent IT requirements.
IBM leverages its expertise in enterprise software delivery, hybrid cloud architecture, and regulated industries to ensure AI tools function effectively within the complex landscape of global business operations.
“IBM has been the backbone of enterprise technology for decades because we understand what it takes to deploy at scale in mission-critical environments,”
said Dinesh Nirmal, SVP, Software at IBM.
“This partnership enhances our software portfolio with advanced AI capabilities while maintaining the governance, security, and reliability that our clients have come to expect. We’re giving development teams AI that fits how enterprises work not experimental tools that create new risks.”
“Enterprises are looking for AI they can actually trust with their code, their data, and their day-to-day operations,”
said Mike Krieger, Chief Product Officer at Anthropic.
“Claude has become the go-to AI for developers at the world’s largest companies because of our focus on safety and reliability. This partnership with IBM lets us bring that same level of dedication to even more enterprise teams while building open standards that will make AI agents genuinely useful in business environments.”