Kensho

What is Kensho?

Kensho is an AI analytics platform owned by S&P Global that connects large language models and AI agents to enterprise financial data through retrieval APIs. The platform enables organizations to build generative AI systems that access S&P Global's trusted intelligence for market analysis, risk assessment, and financial research without requiring custom data pipelines.

The core offering includes LLM-ready APIs that structure and retrieve financial data in formats optimized for AI workflows, alongside machine learning capabilities designed to enrich proprietary datasets and improve accuracy for finance-specific applications. Kensho's data retrieval layer addresses a key infrastructure gap: it allows generative AI systems to ground their outputs in verified market intelligence rather than relying solely on training data or hallucinations. The platform serves enterprise clients across investment management, trading, risk management, and research functions who need reliable AI-assisted decision-making at scale. Kensho combines S&P Global's market data, credit ratings, and research with modern AI engineering to reduce latency and hallucination rates in financial LLM applications.

Kensho operates as S&P Global's innovation division, maintaining research and development operations alongside product delivery. The company invests in emerging AI techniques including agentic systems and advanced retrieval methods. It works with major technology partners to integrate trusted financial intelligence into third-party platforms and workflows. Kensho's headquarters are in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with additional offices in New York City.

Pricing details are not publicly disclosed; enterprise customers typically negotiate custom contracts based on data access levels and API usage volumes. The platform targets sophisticated financial institutions seeking to deploy AI systems with institutional-grade data governance and accuracy standards.

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