The end of Azure exclusivity, OpenAI's arrival on Amazon Bedrock, and AWS Quick integration — OpenAI's multi-cloud pivot in three acts.
Microsoft and OpenAI restructured their partnership on April 27, ending Azure cloud exclusivity and removing the controversial AGI clause. OpenAI can now serve customers on any cloud platform and is free to pursue multi-cloud deals ahead of a potential 2026 IPO.
AWS customers can now access OpenAI's GPT models and Codex coding agent through Amazon Bedrock, marking OpenAI's first major deployment outside Microsoft Azure. General availability is expected within weeks.
AWS is packaging its AI story as a full work stack instead of a loose collection of services. On April 28, it opened Amazon Quick to Free and Plus signups with no AWS account required, expanded Amazon Connect into four agentic business solutions, and said GPT-5.5, Codex, and OpenAI-powered Managed Agents are coming to Amazon Bedrock in limited preview.