Amazon Bedrock expands API support for OpenAI models and adds Cross-Region Inferencing
Amazon Bedrock now supports OpenAI GPT-5.6 models (Sol, Terra, Luna) on its bedrock-runtime endpoint, enhancing integration with additional Responses, Converse, and Chat Completions APIs. This update also introduces Cross-Region Inferencing, allowing customers to route inference requests across multiple AWS Regions. The new capability offers options for Global or Geo cross-Region inference, including US Geo support, to achieve higher throughput and lower per-token costs for OpenAI models. Expanded API support ensures models work with existing Bedrock account controls for logging, metrics, and cost reporting, and Cross-Region inference is available where OpenAI models are offered.
- →Amazon Bedrock adds OpenAI GPT-5.6 models and extended APIs
- →Introduces Cross-Region Inferencing for OpenAI models
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- Amazon Bedrock adds OpenAI GPT-5.6 models and extended APIs
Amazon Bedrock now supports OpenAI GPT-5.6 models (Sol, Terra, Luna) on the bedrock-runtime endpoint, along with the Responses, Converse, and Chat Completions APIs. This expanded API support integrates with existing Bedrock account controls for logging, metrics, and cost attribution.
- Introduces Cross-Region Inferencing for OpenAI models
Bedrock now offers Global and Geo cross-Region inference for OpenAI models, automatically routing requests across multiple AWS Regions for higher throughput and lower inference costs. This includes new US Geo (US CRIS) support for data residency within specific geographies.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/amazon-bedrock-cross-region-openai-v2/
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