OpenAI breaks free from Microsoft's exclusive grip
- Posted on April 28, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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In brief
OpenAI and Microsoft have terminated their exclusive partnership agreement, allowing the AI company to expand its business partnerships beyond Microsoft's cloud platform. This strategic shift enables OpenAI to negotiate licensing deals with competing cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, potentially transforming the competitive landscape of enterprise AI deployment and increasing accessibility to advanced language models across multiple infrastructure ecosystems.
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OpenAI breaks free from Microsoft's exclusive grip
Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI have agreed to drop the software giant’s exclusive right to sell the startup’s AI models, opening the door for the ChatGPT maker to pursue deals with cloud-computing rivals like Amazon.com Inc.
