AWS has officially launched Claude Platform on AWS, making Anthropic’s native Claude Platform accessible directly through customers’ existing AWS accounts.
AWS claims to be the first cloud provider to natively integrate the Claude Platform. This service enables developers and organizations to leverage Claude APIs, the Claude Console, and early-access beta features without needing separate Anthropic accounts.
AWS and Anthropic’s cloud ties
This launch builds on prior AWS-Anthropic collaborations. In November 2024, Anthropic confirmed Amazon’s total investment in the company had reached US$8 billion, with AWS becoming its primary cloud and training partner.
Amazon and Anthropic further strengthened this partnership in April 2026. Amazon announced that Anthropic would secure up to five gigawatts of current and future Amazon Trainium chip capacity to train and run its AI models. Amazon also stated that Anthropic had committed over US$100 billion to AWS technologies over the next decade.
This new service is distinct from Amazon Bedrock, where Claude models are also available to AWS customers. Claude Platform on AWS provides customers with Anthropic’s native development environment through AWS authentication and monitoring tools.
Anthropic operates Claude Platform on AWS, and customer data is processed outside the AWS security boundary. In contrast, Bedrock keeps AWS as the data processor and operates within AWS’s boundary.
AWS indicated that the service is designed for development teams and enterprises without specific regional data residency requirements. Customers continue to use AWS Identity and Access Management credentials and AWS access controls. Billing remains consolidated through AWS, while CloudTrail provides audit logging.
The service does not require a separate Anthropic account, vendor contract, or billing arrangement. Access is managed through existing AWS IAM policies and cloud controls.
What Claude Platform on AWS includes
The service includes access to Claude APIs, the Claude Console, and native Claude Platform features. These include Claude Managed Agents, code execution, web search, and web fetch. Other features include prompt caching, citations, batch processing, and beta tools like the Files API, Skills, advisor strategy, and the MCP connector.
Anthropic stated that Claude Platform on AWS will receive new Claude API features and beta capabilities on the same day they become available through its native API.
Claude Managed Agents supports agent deployment at scale. Code execution allows Python code to run in API calls, while web search and web fetch allow Claude to retrieve information from the web.
Users can upload and reference documents in conversations through the Files API. The MCP connector links Claude to remote Model Context Protocol servers without requiring users to write client code.
Prompt caching reduces cost and latency for repeated context. Batch processing supports high-volume asynchronous workloads, while citations are designed to ground responses in source documents.
Customers also receive access to the Claude Console, Anthropic’s development environment for building and testing prompts. The Console includes prompt improvement and prompt generation tools, along with evaluation features.
Claude Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5 are available through Claude Platform on AWS. Anthropic stated that new models will be made available on the service as they launch.
Claude Platform on AWS and Bedrock
Claude Platform on AWS and Claude on Amazon Bedrock operate under different service models. Claude Platform on AWS provides Anthropic’s native API and platform features, with Anthropic operating the service and processing customer data outside AWS’s security boundary.
In Bedrock, AWS acts as the data processor and workloads operate on AWS infrastructure. It also provides access to Claude models alongside other foundation models through AWS’s managed AI service.
Several early users cited AWS integration as a key reason for using Claude Platform on AWS. ReliaQuest said the service helped simplify access to Claude for cybersecurity and engineering workflows. OpenRouter said it gave users access to native Claude API features through existing AWS IAM credentials.
Emergent described the service as providing the canonical Anthropic API with AWS as the access layer. The company also highlighted feature parity and day-one access to new model capabilities.
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See also: Amazon expands Anthropic partnership with $25 billion investment
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