OpenAI and Microsoft drop exclusivity

OpenAI’s models can now be distributed through AWS and Google Cloud. (Picture: Microsoft)
As Microsoft made big early bets on OpenAI, they gained exclusivity to their models and a revenue share from OpenAI.

Now, with a $50 billion deal from Amazon waiting in the wings, the companies are amending the deal so the models can be made available «across any cloud provider.»

That’s big news for enterprise adoption and competition with Anthropic, as their models can now be made widely available on Google Cloud and AWS.

As part of the new deal, Microsoft is still OpenAI’s «primary cloud partner,» and will get dibs on new models. The difference is the non-exclusive license through 2032, and that they will no longer pay a revenue share to OpenAI. OpenAI, however, will be paying Microsoft through 2030, with an undisclosed total revenue cap.

— With this, builders will have even more choice to pick the right model for the right job, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote, according to Reuters.

Read more: OpenAI’s announcement, Reuters, and Ars Technica