Google Cloud adds OpenAI models alongside Gemini and Claude in private preview

What happened

Google Cloud now offers Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI models on one platform, becoming the only major cloud provider with all three. GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna are available starting today in private preview for select enterprise customers, with sign-ups open now; they will also appear in Gemini for Business and Google Antigravity. Charges go through a single Google Cloud bill and count toward existing contracts, and Google says customer data will not be used for training.

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The story so far

OpenAI and Google Cloud have announced plans to bring OpenAI’s frontier models and Codex agentic workflows to Google Cloud’s Model Garden through Google Cloud Marketplace, though reports differ on when model access begins. The Decoder says GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna are already available in private preview for select enterprise customers, with sign-ups open. Ars Technica says Model Garden access will arrive in the coming weeks. The agreement adds OpenAI models alongside Gemini and Claude on Google Cloud. Ars Technica reports that the OpenAI models will run entirely on Google’s infrastructure, with transactions handled through Google Cloud Marketplace. The Decoder says the models will also appear in Gemini for Business and Google Antigravity, with charges consolidated on a Google Cloud bill and counting toward existing contracts. Google says customer data will not be used for training.