OpenAI models and Codex are coming to Google Cloud
OpenAI and Google Cloud announced a partnership to offer OpenAI's frontier models and Codex agent workflows in Google Cloud's Model Garden, bought through Google Cloud Marketplace, with general availability planned in the coming weeks.
What happened
- On October 21, 2026, OpenAI said its frontier models and Codex agentic workflows will be available in Google Cloud's Model Garden.
- Google Cloud customers will buy the models through Google Cloud Marketplace, and companies with Google Cloud spend commitments can count those purchases against them.
- OpenAI says its models will also come to Google Antigravity and the Gemini Agent, and that general availability is planned in the coming weeks.
- OpenAI added that Microsoft remains its primary cloud partner. CNBC notes this puts OpenAI's models on all three of the largest US cloud providers, after Amazon began hosting them in April.
Why it matters: Businesses that run on Google Cloud will be able to use OpenAI models without a separate contract or bill, alongside Gemini. It's another sign that the big model makers are competing on where their models are available, not just on the models themselves.
Sources
- OpenAI: OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud openai.com
- CNBC cnbc.com
Checked October 21, 2026 against the sources above. Claims about performance or benchmarks are the company's own unless stated otherwise.