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OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud, the third major US cloud to host them

OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud, the third major US cloud to host them — Newsmesis editorial illustration
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What happened

OpenAI said its GPT models will be available to developers through Google Cloud's Model Garden and Google's Antigravity coding tool "in the coming weeks," per CNBC. That would put them on all three of the largest US cloud providers. Amazon began hosting OpenAI models in April, after Microsoft's exclusive license to OpenAI's intellectual property ended less than six months ago, CNBC reported. OpenAI and Google have competed in AI for years, and OpenAI was founded in 2015 partly as a counterweight to Google's concentration of AI research.

What we know

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  • OpenAI says it is bringing frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini's Model Garden on Google Cloud, available through Google Cloud Marketplace, according to OpenAI's own announcement.
  • CNBC reports the models will also come to Google's Antigravity coding tool and that both launches are due in the coming weeks, not yet live.
  • Amazon started hosting OpenAI models in April, the day after Microsoft's exclusivity ended, per CNBC.
  • Google Cloud's annualized revenue growth accelerated to about 82% in the second quarter from 63% in the first, versus 37% for Amazon and 42% for Microsoft, per CNBC.
  • OpenAI and Google previously partnered last year, when OpenAI said it was using Google's cloud to run ChatGPT and its application programming interface, per CNBC.

What we don't know yet

  • The exact launch date, pricing and which GPT models will be offered on Google Cloud have not been stated in the sources reviewed.
  • Whether the deal changes how much Google's own Gemini models are used inside Google Cloud, where some corporate IT departments already use them, is not established. Google's next-generation Gemini 4 Argon model was announced in September.
  • The sources do not describe the commercial terms between OpenAI and Google, or how much of OpenAI's workload will run on Google's infrastructure.

Why it matters

Enterprise developers who build on Google Cloud can now reach OpenAI models without leaving that platform, which weakens the cloud-by-cloud model split that Microsoft's exclusivity once created. The three largest cloud providers all report quarterly results next week, so investors will be watching how AI model demand shows up in each.

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