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Oracle's expanded partnership with Google Cloud gives enterprise customers access to Gemini AI models inside Fusion Applications and NetSuite, sending shares up 7% as the company deepens its multi-model AI strategy.
Oracle Corp. rose as much as 8.4% on Thursday after adding Alphabet Inc.'s Google Gemini AI models to its cloud infrastructure and enterprise application suite, giving customers a third-party AI option alongside Oracle's own tools.
"Customers want to use the best AI model for each task without leaving their existing enterprise platform," a Google Cloud spokesperson said in a statement. The integration lets Oracle users deploy Gemini for tasks such as supply chain analysis and financial forecasting directly inside Fusion Applications and NetSuite.
Oracle shares closed up 7.3% at $126.43, part of a broader AI infrastructure rebound that lifted the Nasdaq 100 by 3%. The partnership expands an existing alliance between the two companies that began with cloud infrastructure interoperability and now extends into AI model distribution. Oracle will offer Gemini through its AI Agent Studio for Fusion Applications and as a built-in option within NetSuite.
The deal positions Oracle as a multi-model AI platform at a time when enterprise customers are increasingly wary of single-vendor lock-in. Oracle closed fiscal 2026 with $67.4 billion in revenue, up 17%, and cloud revenue of $34 billion, up 39%. Its remaining performance obligations hit $638 billion, up 363% year over year, signaling the scale of AI-related contracts already in its pipeline.
Why Multi-Model Matters for Oracle's Cloud Strategy
Oracle's decision to host a rival's AI models reflects a broader shift in enterprise cloud procurement. Companies including JPMorgan Chase and Walmart have pushed for the ability to switch between models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta depending on cost, latency, and task complexity. By embedding Gemini directly into its ERP and database products, Oracle avoids forcing customers to choose between its own AI tools and Google's — a strategy that could accelerate adoption of both Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and its applications business.
The partnership also gives Google a distribution channel into Oracle's installed base of more than 400,000 customers across Fusion Applications and NetSuite. For Google Cloud, which trails Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure in market share, the Oracle tie-up provides enterprise reach that would otherwise require years of direct sales effort.
The Numbers Behind the Rally
Oracle shares had fallen 38.5% year to date before Thursday's bounce, pressured by investor concerns about the cost of financing its AI data center buildout. The company has said it plans to raise an additional $20 billion in equity and debt to keep pace with demand. But prepaid and customer-supplied hardware within its contract backlog now totals $75 billion, reducing the capital Oracle itself must raise.
At $126.43, Oracle trades at roughly 14.2 times forward earnings, a discount to the broader tech sector that reflects the market's uncertainty about the pace of AI monetization. Thursday's move recouped only a fraction of the year's losses, but the Gemini partnership gives investors a concrete product catalyst to anchor expectations around.
For investors, the key question is whether multi-model distribution can accelerate Oracle's cloud revenue growth beyond the 39% rate it posted in fiscal 2026. With $638 billion in remaining performance obligations and a growing roster of AI partnerships — including its existing collaboration with Nvidia Corp. — Oracle has the backlog to support sustained expansion. The Gemini deal adds a new revenue stream from model inference fees without requiring Oracle to build its own frontier models.
This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
