Google Cloud launches OpenAI models, offering them on the same platform as Gemini and Claude
Google Cloud has begun offering Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI models on the same platform, becoming the only major cloud provider to list all three. The OpenAI models launched this time include GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna, initially available as a private preview to select enterprise customers, and they will appear in Gemini for Business and Google Antigravity, with fees billed uniformly through Google Cloud. Google says customer data will not be used for training, and the article also mentions the resource conflict between providing compute for cloud customers and its own Gemini team.
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Google Cloud now lists Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI models together, and readers can see the compute allocation conflict between the cloud provider and its own model team.
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Google Cloud is now the only major cloud provider offering Gemini, Claude, and OpenAI models on one platform. Three OpenAI models are available starting today : GPT-6 Astra for demanding tasks like coding and research, GPT-6.1 Sol as a cheaper alternative with similar performance, and GPT-6 Luna as a fast, cost-efficient option for everyday use.
The models launch as a private preview for select enterprise customers, with sign-ups open now . They'll also appear in Gemini for Business and Google Antigravity. All charges run through a single Google Cloud bill and count toward existing contracts. Google says customer data won't be used for training.
The move highlights a recurring tension at Google: compute capacity spent serving cloud customers strengthens the biggest rivals of its own Gemini team. This resource conflict reportedly even pushed two-billion-dollar researcher Noam Shazeer back to OpenAI.