AI this week (Oct 19–25): OpenAI & Claude on Google Cloud, Agent Skills to AAIF, Decisions API GA
AI this week (Oct 19–25, 2026): where you buy frontier models — and where agent standards live. OpenAI on Google Cloud (Oct 21) — Frontier models and Codex workflows enter Google Cloud Model Garden via Marketplace; GA
AI this week (Oct 19–25, 2026): where you buy frontier models — and where agent standards live.
- OpenAI on Google Cloud (Oct 21) — Frontier models and Codex workflows enter Google Cloud Model Garden via Marketplace; GA in the coming weeks. Google Cloud names GPT-6 Astra, GPT-6.1 Sol, and GPT-6 Luna in private preview. Microsoft remains OpenAI’s primary cloud partner.
- Claude on Google Cloud (Anthropic managed) GA (Oct 22) — Full Claude Platform with GCP IAM, billing, and commitment drawdown; Google-managed Claude remains available.
- Agent Skills donated to AAIF (Oct 22) — Anthropic hands the open standard to the Linux Foundation–directed Agentic AI Foundation; 70+ platforms, ~1M skills, ~280M installs (per Anthropic).
- Decisions API GA (Oct 22) — GPT-6 Luna for bounded answers (probability / choice / score); up to 400 questions per request; ~$0.10 / 1M input tokens, no output-token charge.
- US DHS DeepSeek exclusion (published Oct 20) — Federal civilian agencies must exclude and remove DeepSeek and affiliated products, including third-party products built with DeepSeek; DoD is outside this order.
A distribution-and-governance week more than a new-flagship week. Which story matters most for your stack?
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