OpenAI expands Google Cloud access as AI rivals deepen ties

What happened: OpenAI is bringing its latest models and Codex coding agent to Google Cloud's Model Garden and Marketplace, giving it distribution through all three major U.S. cloud providers. Key numbers: Google Cloud annualized revenue growth reached about 82% in the second quarter, up from 63% in the first quarter. Why it matters: The deal follows the end of OpenAI's exclusive distribution arrangement with Microsoft in April, and Google Cloud now joins AWS in offering OpenAI models. For Google, it adds a competitor's technology alongside its own Gemini models. Market: -1.6% today ($330.84), +5.1% YTD, 1.3x vol — as of 20:17 UTC

OpenAI is bringing its latest models and Codex coding agent to Google Cloud's Model Garden and Marketplace, giving it distribution through all three major U.S. cloud providers.

The deal follows the end of OpenAI's exclusive distribution arrangement with Microsoft in April, and Google Cloud now joins AWS in offering OpenAI models. For Google, it adds a competitor's technology alongside its own Gemini models. Market: -1.6% today ($330.84), +5.1% YTD, 1.3x vol — as of 20:17 UTC