GMO Internet Group
to Invest 1 Billion Yen Annually in AI Talent Development
Start of the “GMO AI Boost Subsidy” to Accelerate AI Utilization
~ A monthly subsidy of 10,000 yen per person to drive future productivity ~

GMO Internet Group, which operates businesses in internet infrastructure, internet security, internet advertising & media, internet finance, and crypto assets under the corporate slogan “Internet for Everyone,” will start the “GMO AI Boost Subsidy” to enhance the AI skills of all approximately 8,000 group partners (employees) and accelerate the development of AI talent.

Under this subsidy program, partners will be able to freely select and adopt generative AI tools suited to their job roles. Each group company will support the use of services such as “Tenbin AI Biz by GMO” by subsidizing up to 10,000 yen per person per month. A total investment of approximately 1 billion yen annually is planned with the aim of improving productivity through AI utilization and further accelerating AI adoption across the entire group.

Operations will begin on Monday, May 26, 2025, and full-scale rollout across all group companies is scheduled for Friday, June 13.

Background

AI technologies, especially generative AI, continue to evolve rapidly and are now indispensable to corporate competitiveness. GMO Internet Group has been promoting active AI utilization and work efficiency across all partners, under the vision of becoming the “No.1 corporate group that creates the future with AI.”

As of March 2025, AI utilization in business operations has exceeded 90% (*1). As the next step, we are introducing this program to further enhance each partner’s ability to use AI and to support their growth into “AI-proficient” individuals. Moreover, GMO Internet Group believes that generative AI is still in a transitional phase and that each tool has different strengths and limitations. Therefore, we aim to create an environment where multiple AI tools can be effectively and appropriately used through this subsidy program.

(*1) Fixed-point survey as of March 28, 2025: https://www.gmo.jp/news/article/9455/

About the “GMO AI Boost Subsidy”

By creating an environment where partners can proactively adopt and utilize AI tools without feeling cost or procedural burdens, this initiative aims to support autonomous AI utilization and skills development, ultimately leading to improved productivity across the group.

■ Details
・Flexible support for introducing generative AI tools suited to each team and job role
・Prompt response to requests for paid subscription plans

■ Available Subsidy Amount
・Each company or department covers monthly costs calculated as 10,000 yen × number of partners
・Group-wide annual investment of approximately 1 billion yen is planned
*A regular review of tools will be conducted to determine which are necessary or not, with cost optimization planned for subsequent years

■ Eligible AI Tools
・Use of “Tenbin AI Biz by GMO” is mandatory for all partners, while other tools may be freely selected based on intended purposes
・Rather than relying on a single AI, partners are encouraged to compare and use multiple AIs in combination (tools with high data acquisition risk are excluded)
・Over 30 tools will be initially supported, including subscription-based services such as ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, Gemini Advanced, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Canva, Adobe Express, Felo, and Devin, which are widely used by partners
・The supported tools also include one-time purchase tools such as DaVinci Resolve Studio, PLAUD NOTE AI, and VOICEPEAK Commercial Narration 6-Pack

Initial Support Tools (30 Total)

Text and Conversational AI
ChatGPT Plus
Claude Pro
Google One AI Premium
Google Workspace Business Standard or higher
Perplexity AI
Genspark
Felo
Amazon Q
Poe

Coding Support AI
Cursor
GitHub Copilot
V0
Bolt
Image Generation AI
Firefly Image model 4
Dream Machine
Midjourney Basic
Midjourney Standard
ConoHa AI Canvas
Mapify Basic

Video Generation / Editing AI
Runway
PIKA
Heygen

Music / Voice Generation AI
Suno
Udio

Creative Tools AI
Canva
Adobe Express
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Creative Cloud (Adobe CC)

Knowledge Management / Productivity AI
Obsidian
Windsurf

About “Tenbin AI Biz by GMO” Website: https://biz-lp.tenbin.ai/

A generative AI solution for corporate use provided by GMO Tenbin AI, Inc.
It enables cross-use of multiple large language models (LLMs) to achieve both advanced AI utilization and security.

■ Key Features
・Organization management, security, and dashboard functions
・Visualization of usage and compliance features
・“Multi-AI comparison” function to compare responses from different AIs
・“Summarize and re-suggest” brainstorming support (patent pending)
・Business-specific prompt templates and prompt creation tools
・Intra-organizational knowledge sharing functionality

■ Future Feature Plans
・Image generation
・Mind map generation
・AI agents
・RAG functionality

■ Pricing
・Initial cost: Free
・Monthly fee: 1,000 yen per license (1,100 yen incl. tax)
・Usage-based fee: 10 yen (11 yen incl. tax) per 1,000 characters beyond 100,000 characters/month

Comment from Jangbae Lee, Leader of the In-House AI Promotion Project “Let’s AI Together with love”

We’ve already moved beyond the stage of simply using AI tools provided to us. What matters now is building an organization in which each individual can identify the most suitable AI tools for their own work and utilize them effectively.
We believe it is the role of the “Let’s AI Together with love” team to remove even one more hurdle to implementation, including those related to security. When compiling the initial list of tools, we interviewed partners from a variety of job types.
“Our mission is to let AI handle what AI can, so people can focus on what only humans can do—and to support No.1-level AI utilization.” Based on that mission, we are committed to helping produce as many “self-thinking AI talents” as possible, as quickly as possible.

About GMO Internet Group

GMO Internet Group is a comprehensive internet group providing services that form the foundation of business—ranging from domain registration to security and payment—centered on its Internet Infrastructure segment. It also operates businesses in Internet Advertising & Media, Internet Finance, and Crypto Assets.

Under the vision of becoming “the No.1 corporate group that creates the future with AI,” we are actively utilizing generative AI across all group partners to:

1.Save time and cost

2.Improve the quality of existing services

3.Launch new services for the AI industry
(*2) Reference: https://www.gmo.jp/ai-history/

In order to deliver services that delight customers quickly and at low cost, our basic policy is in-house development, covering everything from equipment selection and installation to system construction, development, and operations.
Among the approximately 7,500 partners in over 110 group companies, more than 50% are developers (engineers and creators) involved in IT craftsmanship.

Note : This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.