Oracle expands OpenAI partnership, putting Codex and ChatGPT Work in its marketplace

Oracle and OpenAI are deepening a relationship that was already one of the largest in tech. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure customers can now buy access to OpenAI’s models, including Codex and ChatGPT Work, directly through the Oracle Marketplace. The expansion was announced on June 10, 2026, with an update following on August 7, 2026. Oracle was already building servers for OpenAI. Now it sells OpenAI’s products too. What the expanded deal actually does The core change is procurement. Enterprises on Oracle’s cloud can pay for OpenAI models using their existing Oracle Universal Credits. Universal Credits are Oracle’s prepaid consumption system. Companies commit spending up front, then draw it down across Oracle services as needed. Adding OpenAI to that menu means a company does not have to sign a separate contract with OpenAI. Nor does it need to put a new vendor through months of security reviews and legal paperwork. The research describes the setup as offering AI capabilities within a trusted governance framework. Oracle is positioned as an early mover among cloud providers in packaging OpenAI models this way. Two products are named in the arrangement. Codex is OpenAI’s coding-focuse...