Microsoft, OpenAI Restructure Partnership
Microsoft and OpenAI have amended their partnership agreement, simplifying the structure while introducing greater flexibility around licensing and revenue sharing.
Under the revised terms, Microsoft’s license to OpenAI’s technology becomes non-exclusive, and the company will no longer pay a revenue share to OpenAI. At the same time, Microsoft remains OpenAI’s primary cloud partner, with OpenAI products continuing to launch first on Azure. Microsoft also retains access to OpenAI’s intellectual property for models and products through 2032, while revenue-sharing payments from OpenAI to Microsoft will continue through 2030.
“While this amendment simplifies the partnership, the work we’re doing together remains ambitious,” Microsoft said. “From scaling gigawatts of new datacenter capacity, to collaborating on next-generation silicon, to applying AI to advance cybersecurity, and more, we’re excited to keep partnering to advance and scale AI for people and organizations around the world.”
Microsoft will also continue to participate in OpenAI’s growth as a major shareholder. The amendment follows a prior update to the partnership in late 2025.
