OpenAI models and Codex are coming to Google Cloud

OpenAI is bringing its AI models and Codex coding tools to Google Cloud, with models available to developers through the cloud platform.[2][1] Google Cloud customers will be able to purchase OpenAI frontier models through Model Garden and Marketplace.[2] The agreement also brings OpenAI models to Google’s Antigravity development environment and Gemini Agent.[2] That makes the announcement relevant not only to teams choosing a model, but also to developers working in those Google environments. The evidence does not specify which individual OpenAI models or Codex features will be available at launch.

General availability is planned for the coming weeks; the announcement does not provide a specific launch date.[2] Google Cloud customers can purchase the models through Model Garden and Marketplace, including with existing cloud spending commitments.[2] For teams already working through Google Cloud, that gives them a stated purchasing route without requiring a new cloud provider. Axios also reported that the agreement gives OpenAI another route to corporate customers without requiring a separate relationship with OpenAI.[2] Professionals planning evaluations should treat availability and purchasing mechanics as announced plans, rather than assume the models are already generally available.

Axios said the Google agreement extends OpenAI’s reach to customers of all three major U.S. cloud providers.[2] CNBC reported that Microsoft would no longer have the exclusive license to OpenAI’s intellectual property, and that Amazon began hosting OpenAI models in April after Microsoft’s exclusivity ended.[1] OpenAI had previously said it used Google Cloud to run ChatGPT and its API.[1] Together, these details place the agreement within a broader shift in how customers can access OpenAI models across cloud platforms. The evidence does not specify the financial terms of the Google agreement.

Google can sell a competitor’s models alongside Gemini, potentially capturing business that might otherwise go to rival cloud providers, Axios reported.[2] Analyst Mike Leone said the agreement signals confidence because Gemini will have to win customers with OpenAI models alongside it.[2] He also said Google can earn revenue from its cloud platform, data services and security regardless of which AI models customers choose.[2] OpenAI still needs to persuade enterprises to select its models over those from Google, Anthropic and other competitors, and many competing models are available through the same cloud platforms.[2] Leone said data handling, governance and costs may shape cloud providers’ advantage.[2]