--- title: The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership description: Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a new partnership agreement that restructures their collaboration as OpenAI transitions to a public benefit corporation.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-next-chapter-of-the-microsoft-openai-partnership-vlmsvz4kt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a new partnership agreement that restructures their collaboration as OpenAI transitions to a public benefit corporation.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-next-chapter-of-the-microsoft-openai-partnership-vlmsvz4kt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Vlmsvz4KT.png og:image:alt: The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The next chapter of the Microsoft–OpenAI partnership **[Microsoft](https://daily.dev/sources/microsoft)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft and OpenAI have signed a new partnership agreement that restructures their collaboration as OpenAI transitions to a public benefit corporation. Microsoft maintains a 27% stake valued at $135 billion and retains exclusive IP rights and Azure API exclusivity until AGI is achieved. Key changes include extended IP rights through 2032, independent AGI pursuit capabilities for both companies, OpenAI's commitment to purchase $250B in Azure services, and the ability for OpenAI to develop products with third parties and release open weight models. An independent expert panel will verify any AGI declaration. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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