OpenAI brings GPT-6 Astra and Codex to Google Cloud, a rival’s platform

OpenAI has partnered with Google Cloud to offer its GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, GPT-6 Luna models, and Codex coding agent via Google Cloud's Model Garden in private preview, expanding availability beyond Microsoft and AWS. Customers can access these models through Google Cloud Marketplace with integrated billing and data privacy assurances. This move positions Google Cloud as the only major hyperscale provider hosting all three leading closed AI models, including Anthropic's Claude and its own Gem