Microsoft and OpenAI have revised their partnership again, with Microsoft giving up exclusive access to OpenAI’s models and products.
Microsoft will still keep a license to OpenAI’s intellectual property through 2032, but the license is now non-exclusive. This means OpenAI can also license its technology to other companies.
OpenAI Gets More Freedom
OpenAI can now use other cloud providers for all of its products.
Microsoft will remain OpenAI’s primary cloud partner, and new products are expected to launch on Azure first unless Microsoft cannot or chooses not to support them.
The previous agreement kept some OpenAI API products exclusive to Azure.
Revenue Sharing Also Changes
Microsoft will no longer pay OpenAI a share of its OpenAI-related revenue.
OpenAI will continue paying Microsoft a share of its revenue through 2030, but those payments will now have a cap.
The companies had previously tied parts of their agreement to OpenAI reaching artificial general intelligence.
Microsoft Moves Toward More AI Partners
The change comes as Microsoft increasingly uses models from OpenAI rivals such as Anthropic.
Microsoft recently added Claude models to parts of its Copilot lineup, giving the company more flexibility instead of relying only on OpenAI.
Microsoft remains a major OpenAI shareholder after investing more than $13 billion in the company.
Microsoft shares fell more than 1% in early trading following the announcement.
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