Microsoft and OpenAI revise alliance: non-exclusive license through 2032, GPT-5.5 free to ship elsewhere

Microsoft and OpenAI have revised their partnership terms, moving to a non-exclusive license through 2032. Azure remains OpenAI's primary cloud and gets right-of-first-refusal on launches, but OpenAI is now free to pursue additional cloud partners — clearing the path for the AWS Bedrock expansion announced the same week.