"Through Foundry, Perplexity will have access to a wide range of so-called frontier models, including technology from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. This will allow the company to develop and deploy its AI services more flexibly without being dependent on a single model supplier or cloud platform. According to Perplexity, this step aligns with its ambition to offer users more choice and technological depth."
"However, the collaboration with Microsoft does not mean a departure from Amazon Web Services. Perplexity emphasizes that AWS will remain its most important cloud partner for the time being and that the existing infrastructure there will continue unchanged. The company even expects to further expand its collaboration with Amazon. In practice, Perplexity is opting for a multicloud strategy, something that is becoming increasingly common among fast-growing AI companies."
Microsoft signed a $750 million, three-year cloud contract with Perplexity to use Azure and the Foundry service for AI model rollout. Through Foundry, Perplexity will access frontier models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI, enabling flexible development and deployment without dependence on a single provider. Perplexity states the move aligns with its ambition to offer users more choice and technological depth. AWS will remain Perplexity's primary cloud partner and existing infrastructure there will remain unchanged, with plans to expand collaboration. The move reflects a multicloud strategy amid legal tensions between Perplexity and Amazon over shopping-related AI use. Microsoft positions Azure as a central platform offering multiple AI models.
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