OpenAI's frontier models and Codex workflows are coming to Google Cloud through Model Garden and Google Cloud Marketplace
OpenAI's models are showing up on a major rival's cloud. What OpenAI has said so far, and what to confirm before you route spend through the cloud bill.
// Key points
- OpenAI and Google Cloud are bringing OpenAI's frontier models and Codex workflows to Gemini's Model Garden.
- Customers get access through Google Cloud Marketplace.
Builder's takeTogether with AWS serving GPT-6 Sol and Luna in five Asia Pacific Regions since October 12, OpenAI can now be bought through two major clouds' bills. If your company has committed spend on Google Cloud, wait for pricing, regions and the feature list, then compare with the direct API, especially whether newer features like 12-hour caching show up there. Keep a model-provider abstraction so switching channels doesn't touch business code.
// Background · from #OpenAI
Full timeline →- Oct 22 OpenAI launches Patch the Planet to coordinate fixes as agents uncover critical vulnerabilities in open source
- Oct 21 OpenAI adds 12-hour prompt caching to the API, with writes at 2.5x the input price
- Oct 20 Copilot retires six models including GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.4 on October 19, pointing users to GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna