OpenAI models are coming to Google Cloud Model Garden
Google Cloud is rolling out GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna in Model Garden private preview, with general availability planned in the coming weeks.
AT A GLANCE
Key points
- GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna are entering private preview for select Google Cloud customers.
- General availability is planned in the coming weeks.
- Marketplace usage can draw down GCP commitments and appear on a single invoice.
What is changing?
OpenAI and Google Cloud announced a partnership on October 21 to bring OpenAI frontier models and Codex agentic workflows into Google Cloud Model Garden. Google Cloud says GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna are rolling out in private preview for select enterprise customers, with general availability planned in the coming weeks.
Customers will be able to purchase the models through Google Cloud Marketplace, apply usage against existing GCP commitments, and manage it on a single cloud invoice. Google also highlights enterprise controls including access management, centralized governance, audit logging, and data perimeters.
Organizations will be able to connect Codex CLI and Desktop workflows to Google Cloud infrastructure. OpenAI models are also planned for Google Antigravity and the Gemini Agent. OpenAI explicitly says Microsoft remains its primary cloud partner.
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Source date: 21 October 2026.
Published by AI Radar: 21 Oct 2026, 17:09 (Istanbul, UTC+3). Updated: 21 Oct 2026, 18:01.
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