OpenAI frontier models and Codex coming to Google Cloud Model Garden
OpenAI and Google Cloud are partnering to bring OpenAI’s frontier models and Codex agentic workflows into Google Cloud’s Model Garden, giving customers native access within Google’s data governance and infrastructure.
Details
- Purchasing: Models are bought through Model Garden and transacted via Google Cloud Marketplace; customers with Google Cloud spend commitments can draw them down.
- Governance: Pairs the models with Google Cloud access controls and centralized data governance, aimed at regulated industries.
- More surfaces: OpenAI models will soon also be available in Google Antigravity and the Gemini Agent.
- Availability: General availability is planned in the coming weeks; access can be requested through a form. Specific models and pricing were not disclosed.
- Microsoft: OpenAI states Microsoft remains its primary cloud partner.
What happened next
The deal widens OpenAI’s distribution to enterprises standardized on Google Cloud, and makes OpenAI models available alongside Gemini in Google’s own agent tools. Which models are included and at what price is undisclosed until general availability.