CIOTech Outlook Team | Thursday, 17 July 2025, 06:00 IST
OpenAI announced recently on its website that it has added Google Cloud to its list of infrastructure providers in response to growing computing requirements. The AI company is already partnered with Microsoft, Oracle and CoreWeave.
Overall, the agreement that OpenAI struck with Google illustrates the need for massive computing power to train and deploy large AI models, along with a larger strategy to diversify its infrastructure needs apart from Microsoft, the third parties primary contributor.
Previously, Microsoft Azure cloud was the only data center provider for OpenAI until January. The partnership with Google is an early step in OpenAI's strategy to widen its supporters and reduce dependence on any one provider.
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The shift comes on the heels of other major initiatives, such as OpenAI’s partnership with SoftBank to collaborate with Oracle on a $500 billion infrastructure project called Stargate and deals with CoreWeave for multiple billions of dollars to scale compute capacity.
The source noted that while conversations had been ongoing with Google for months, OpenAI was contractually obligated to work exclusively with Microsoft, which was a delay issue. Now, since that problem has been resolved, the Google contract demonstrates the fast-paced race for AI infrastructure as well as the industry's desire to lock in the computing power necessary for future innovation.
