OpenAI Models and Codex Now Accessible Through Oracle Cloud Universal Credits — Enterprise Customers Get API Access Without New Vendor Contract

OpenAI announced on June 11 that Oracle Cloud customers can apply Oracle Universal Credits toward OpenAI models and Codex, integrating frontier AI into existing enterprise purchasing workflows without requiring new vendor contracts. The partnership extends OpenAI's distribution beyond its primary Microsoft Azure channel into Oracle's large enterprise base. The announcement follows Oracle's Q4 earnings showing 93% cloud infrastructure revenue growth and a record $638 billion AI-related backlog, positioning Oracle as a second major hyperscaler channel for OpenAI's commercial reach.