
OpenAI Moves to AWS One Day After Microsoft Exclusivity Ends
One day after Microsoft's exclusive license ended, OpenAI launched GPT-5.4, Codex, and jointly built Managed Agents on Amazon Bedrock - all in limited preview.
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One day after Microsoft's exclusive license ended, OpenAI launched GPT-5.4, Codex, and jointly built Managed Agents on Amazon Bedrock - all in limited preview.

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