Amazon Bedrock
Amazon Bedrock is a managed generative AI service from Amazon Web Services (AWS). It offers API access to foundation models from multiple providers, with customization, knowledge bases, agent development and security controls. Generally available since September 2023, the cloud platform is distinct from the venture firm Bedrock Capital.
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Key facts
September 28, 2023General availability
AWS launched Amazon Bedrock with models from providers including Amazon, AI21 Labs, AnthropicAnthropicAnthropic is an artificial intelligence research and product company founded in 2021 that develops the Claude models, assistant, and tools such as Claude Code, and operates as a public benefit corporation. Dario Amodei and Daniela Amodei are its co-founders, and its research covers model safety, interpretability, and steerability.Open the full entry, Cohere, Meta and Stability AI, alongside provisioned throughput and monitoring integrations. Initial availability covered Northern Virginia and Oregon.[1]
August 11, 2026Daybreak model access
OpenAIOpenAIOpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and product organization founded in 2015 that develops the GPT model series, ChatGPT, Codex and a developer API, and conducts research on image, speech, video and intelligent agents. After its 2025 restructuring, the nonprofit OpenAI Foundation continues to control the for-profit OpenAI Group PBC. Its growth has involved large-scale fundraising and compute partnerships, and has also been accompanied by controversies over governance, copyright, privacy and AI safety.Open the full entry announced Daybreak BlueDaybreak (OpenAI cybersecurity program)Daybreak is OpenAI’s trusted-access cybersecurity program for verified practitioners and organizations. It provides models, support and partnerships for authorized security work through access levels including Blue and Red, alongside support for defenders of essential services.Open the full entry and Red access through Amazon Bedrock for eligible customers. Use within AWS still required enrollment in OpenAI Daybreak and approval; a standard AWS account did not automatically qualify.[2]
Models and interfaces: Multiple providers
As of November 2026, the documentation lists providers including Amazon, Anthropic, DeepSeekDeepSeekDeepSeek is a Chinese AI company developing large language models and providing generative AI services through websites, applications and APIs.Open the full entry, Moonshot AIMoonshot AIMoonshot AI develops the Kimi AI assistant, researches foundation models and offers agent products.Open the full entry, MiniMax, OpenAI and xAI. Access includes Converse, Invoke and provider-compatible APIs, with support depending on the selected model and region.[3]
Official updates include GPT-6 AstraGPT-6GPT-6 is an OpenAI model family introduced in 2026, spanning Astra, Sol, Luna and subsequent 6.1 versions. Its applications include conversation, coding, computer use and professional work, with capabilities and availability varying across models and products.Open the full entry and restricted Daybreak cybersecurity models. The platform supplies access and deployment infrastructure; the underlying models remain products of their respective developers.[3]
Application development: Knowledge bases, customization and agents
Features include Knowledge Bases, data automation, prompt engineering and fine-tuning to connect models with organizational information. AgentCore supports deployment, tool connections, observability and evaluation. Guardrails adds checks but does not guarantee correct model output.[4]
Data and security: Responsibilities
Under AWS shared responsibility, AWS protects cloud infrastructure while customers control their content, permissions and security configuration. Documentation says Bedrock operates model deployment accounts and model providers cannot access those accounts or customer prompts and completions; retention and abuse detection have separate policies.[5]
Organizations, websites and public accounts
Service provider: Amazon Web Services (AWS). Official website: https://aws.amazon.com/bedrock/ (opens in a new window).[4]
Sources
- Amazon Bedrock is now generally available (opens in a new window)
- Daybreak models are now available on AWS (opens in a new window)
- Overview - Amazon Bedrock (opens in a new window)
- Amazon Bedrock – Build genAI applications and agents at production scale – AWS (opens in a new window)
- Data protection - Amazon Bedrock (opens in a new window)