OpenAI and Microsoft make a huge change to their exclusive partnership does this open the door for AWS to swoop in?
News Source : TechRadar
News Summary
- OpenAI has declared an end to Microsoft's exclusive cloud rights.
- ChatGPT maker notes it plans to use other cloud providers like AWS and Google Cloud.
- Microsoft will retain access to OpenAI models via a license that lasts until 2032.
- OpenAI will continue to pay a revenue share to Microsoft until 2030 at the same percentage, with a cap in place.It marks around five years of Azure exclusivity, whereby all major products were trained on, and distributed via, Azure.
- With the contract effectively blocking OpenAI from using AWS, Google Cloud and others, changes started to become apparent in 2025-2026.
OpenAI declares Microsoft a primary cloud partner, but its no longer an exclusive partnerThe greater predictability will help the ChatGPT maker to scaleRecent shifts [+2237 chars]
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