OpenAI and Dell Technologies announced a partnership on May 18 to bring Codex to hybrid and on-premises enterprise environments via the Dell AI Data Platform and AI Factory. The deal targets regulated industries — finance, healthcare, government — where data cannot leave private infrastructure. Codex currently serves over 4 million developers per week.
Sam Altman announced OpenAI's updated partnership with Microsoft, ending exclusive cloud arrangements. Microsoft remains the primary cloud partner, but OpenAI can now deploy products on AWS, Google Cloud, and any other provider.
Microsoft and OpenAI have restructured their partnership, ending Azure exclusivity so OpenAI can now sell products on AWS and Google Cloud. The deal also eliminates Microsoft's revenue-share payments to OpenAI, while OpenAI's payments to Microsoft continue through 2030 with a cap.
One of AI’s most important commercial contracts just loosened up. Microsoft keeps Azure’s first-stop role and long-dated IP access, but OpenAI can now sell across any cloud and Microsoft will no longer pay it a revenue share.
Microsoft and OpenAI said on February 27, 2026 that OpenAI's new funding and new partners do not change the previously disclosed terms of their relationship. The companies said Azure remains the exclusive cloud for stateless OpenAI APIs while OpenAI still has room to secure additional compute elsewhere, including through Stargate-scale infrastructure projects.
In a February 27, 2026 joint statement, OpenAI and Microsoft said new funding and partner announcements do not alter their existing partnership framework. They reaffirmed unchanged IP access, revenue-share terms, and Azure exclusivity for stateless OpenAI APIs.
Anthropic announced a strategic partnership and investment with Zoom on February 17, 2026. The plan centers on integrating Claude models more deeply into Zoom AI Companion and broader AI-first collaboration workflows for enterprise users.