Microsoft and OpenAI revise partnership to end exclusivity and allow OpenAI to use rival clouds
The revised deal drops Microsoft’s exclusive right to sell OpenAI models, while keeping Azure as OpenAI’s primary cloud partner and extending Microsoft’s license on OpenAI IP.
Microsoft and OpenAI amended their partnership so Microsoft no longer has an exclusive right to sell OpenAI’s AI models, opening the door for OpenAI to pursue deals with other cloud providers. Microsoft will also stop paying a revenue share on OpenAI products it resells on Azure, according to Bloomberg Law’s reporting on the joint statement.
Ars Technica reports Microsoft’s license to OpenAI intellectual property runs through 2032 on a non-exclusive basis, and that OpenAI can provide products across all cloud platforms while Azure remains its primary cloud partner. Ars Technica also reports OpenAI will continue paying Microsoft a 20% revenue share, with payments capped and guaranteed through 2030.
Read the original reporting at Ars Technica.
