OpenAI brings GPT-6 Astra and Codex to Google Cloud, a rival’s platform
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OpenAI putting GPT-6 Astra and Codex into Google Cloud’s Model Garden signals that hyperscalers are becoming distribution channels for third-party frontier models, not just their own. Multi-cloud AI is now real at the model layer—CIOs should negotiate portability and data residency across vendors, not assume lock-in.
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