Microsoft and OpenAI have issued a joint statement affirming their partnership remains unchanged despite recent announcements of new collaborations. The companies emphasize that their relationship, which began in 2019 as a research partnership, continues to be strong and central to both organizations' AI strategies.

The partnership remains strong and central. Microsoft maintains its exclusive license and access to OpenAI's intellectual property across models and products. The companies clarify that collaborations like OpenAI's new partnership with Amazon were always contemplated under their existing agreements, and Microsoft expresses excitement about what they will build together.

Our commercial and revenue share relationship remains unchanged. The ongoing revenue share arrangement continues unchanged and has always included sharing revenue from partnerships between OpenAI and other cloud providers. Microsoft remains the exclusive cloud provider for stateless OpenAI APIs, which can be purchased from either company, while OpenAI's first-party products including Frontier will continue to be hosted on Azure.