AWS GovCloud gains new Claude models and user activity monitoring
AWS GovCloud (US) now offers Claude Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5 models, enhancing reasoning and efficiency for complex tasks. Additionally, Kiro IDE provides enterprise administrators with user activity monitoring, including usage dashboards and per-user reports stored in customer S3 buckets. These updates are available to users with updated IDE/CLI versions and can be accessed via the model selector.
- →New Claude Opus 4.8 model offers enhanced intelligence and efficiency
- →Claude Sonnet 5 model improves reasoning and coding at lower cost
- →Kiro IDE adds user activity monitoring for administrators
- →Optional prompt logging available for compliance and debugging
- →Accessing new models requires updated IDE/CLI
Features (4) ›
- New Claude Opus 4.8 model offers enhanced intelligence and efficiency
The Claude Opus 4.8 model, now available in AWS GovCloud (US), features improved self-verification, tool calling, and long-horizon project completion. It is designed for complex, multi-step tasks and includes a 1M context window with a 2.2x credit multiplier.
- Claude Sonnet 5 model improves reasoning and coding at lower cost
Claude Sonnet 5, available in AWS GovCloud (US), brings agentic reasoning and coding capabilities at a Sonnet-class price point. It offers a balance between accuracy and throughput with experimental support, a 1M context window, and a 1.3x credit multiplier.
- Kiro IDE adds user activity monitoring for administrators
Kiro enterprise administrators in AWS GovCloud (US) can now monitor organizational usage with a built-in dashboard and per-user activity reports. Telemetry, including credits and model usage, is delivered daily to the customer's S3 bucket for auditing and optimization.
- Optional prompt logging available for compliance and debugging
Kiro in AWS GovCloud (US) offers optional prompt logging, capturing user prompts and responses for compliance and debugging purposes. All data is stored within the customer's AWS account, with no additional charge beyond S3 storage costs.
Notes (1) ›
- Accessing new models requires updated IDE/CLI
To use the new Claude Opus 4.8 and Sonnet 5 models in AWS GovCloud (US), ensure your Kiro IDE or CLI is updated to the latest version. Restart the application to access the models through the model selector.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/07/kiro-opus-sonnet-monitoring-launch-aws-govcloud-us/
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