SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Oracle and

Alphabet said on Thursday their cloud computing units

have struck a deal to offer Google's Gemini

artificial intelligence models through Oracle's cloud

computing services and business applications.

The deal, similar to one that Oracle struck with Elon Musk's

xAI in June, will let software developers tap Google's models to

generate text, video, images and audio while using Oracle's

cloud.

Businesses that use Oracle's various applications for

corporate finances, human resources and supply chain planning

will also be able to choose to use Google's models inside those

apps.

Those Oracle customers will be able to pay for the Google AI

technologies using the same system of Oracle cloud credits they

use to pay for Oracle services. The two companies did not

disclose what, if any, payments will flow between them as part

of the deal.

For Oracle, the move advances the company's strategy of

offering a menu of AI options to its customers rather than

trying to push its own technology.

For Google, it represents another step in its effort to

expand the reach of its cloud offerings and win corporate

customers away from rivals such as Microsoft ( MSFT ).

(Reporting by Stephen Nellis in San Francisco; Editing by

Muralikumar Anantharaman)