Amazon and OpenAI expand partnership amid enterprise push
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has expanded its partnership with OpenAI, allowing AWS customers to access OpenAI's advanced AI models like GPT-5.5 and Codex through Amazon Bedrock. The collaboration aims to meet growing enterprise demand for AI agents that enhance productivity and automate tasks. OpenAI's recent deal with Microsoft enabled this multi-cloud expansion, while AWS also launched a standalone desktop app for its AI assistant, Quick. The move underscores AWS's broader push into AI infrastructure, highlighted by recent chip deals with Meta and Anthropic.
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Artificial intelligenceAmazon and OpenAI expand partnership amid enterprise pushThe move comes as many companies are increasingly looking to agents as a way to boost employee productivity and automate rote chores.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00The expansion gives OpenAI access to a vast new pool of potential users and to Amazon’s dominant cloud-computing capabilities.Nathan Stirk / Getty Images fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 28, 2026, 3:49 PM EDTBy Jared PerloAmazon Web Services (AWS) on Tuesday afternoon announced a significant expansion of its partnership with OpenAI, which will allow its customers to access OpenAI’s leading AI systems via Amazon’s cloud-computing platforms.
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