OpenAI's models arrive on AWS after Microsoft exclusivity ends

OpenAI is broadening distribution of its models beyond Microsoft by making them available on AWS, which gives Amazon customers direct access to the technology on their existing cloud stack. The timing matters because it follows the end of OpenAI's exclusivity with Microsoft, marking a concrete shift in where the company can place its models. For streaming and media teams already buying AI infrastructure through AWS, the practical question is whether OpenAI expands this availability beyond the initial cloud listing and into more AWS-native workflows.