OpenAI on Google Cloud: GPT-6 Astra Reaches Enterprise Buyers

OpenAI will offer its artificial intelligence models through Google Cloud in the coming weeks, expanding enterprise access beyond Microsoft. Announced Wednesday, October 21, the deal brings OpenAI products to Google Cloud’s Model Garden, Marketplace and Antigravity coding tool. The move helps businesses access OpenAI technology through existing cloud services and spending commitments. The agreement includes models such as GPT-6 Astra and Codex, OpenAI’s coding agent, according to reports. Google Cloud customers can purchase these tools through its marketplace and use existing cloud budgets. Organizations in regulated industries can also apply Google’s security controls and data governance tools when deploying OpenAI models..OpenAI Adds Google to its Cloud Distribution Network. The deal marks another step in OpenAI’s move beyond Microsoft’s former exclusive distribution arrangement.