Oracle expands AI offerings with Gemini models via new Google Cloud partnership

Oracle and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership that allows Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to offer Google’s Gemini models to its enterprise customers. The collaboration will enable businesses to access Gemini 2.5 through OCI’s Generative AI service, with plans to expand the portfolio to include additional Gemini models for text, image, video, speech, and music generation, as well as specialized models like MedLM for healthcare applications. Customers will be able to leverage these models to build AI agents for tasks such as coding, automation, research, and workflow optimization. While the models will continue to run on Google’s infrastructure, they will be accessible directly through Oracle’s cloud platform using Oracle Universal Credits for billing. This move strengthens Oracle’s position in the competitive generative AI landscape by expanding its model offerings beyond its own in-house AI systems. By integrating Google’s cutting-edge models—alongside other third-party options—Oracle is emphasizing a flexible, enterprise-focused strategy centered on model choice, whether open-source or proprietary. Clay Magouyrk, President of OCI, highlighted the company’s intentional approach: “Oracle has been intentional in offering model choice curated for the enterprise, spanning open and proprietary models.” This approach allows customers to select the best tools for their specific needs, rather than being locked into a single provider’s ecosystem. The announcement follows Oracle’s earlier deal to bring xAI’s Grok models to OCI, marking a clear shift toward a multi-vendor AI strategy. While other hyperscalers like Microsoft and AWS are pursuing exclusive or preferential partnerships with AI leaders such as OpenAI and Anthropic, Oracle’s open approach could provide greater long-term stability and appeal to enterprises seeking flexibility and vendor neutrality. With this partnership, Google gains broader enterprise access to its Gemini models, extending their reach beyond its own cloud platform. The collaboration underscores a growing trend in the cloud industry—where infrastructure providers are increasingly acting as gateways to a diverse ecosystem of AI models, enabling customers to harness the best capabilities from multiple innovators.