# Amazon Bedrock vs Claude API

> Amazon Bedrock scores 81.7 (A) to Claude's 77.3 (BB) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Amazon Bedrock scores 81.7 (A) on agent readiness against Claude API's 77.3 (BB), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Claude API leads on maintenance & community. Both do llm inference.

- Amazon Bedrock: grade A, 81.7/100, rank #8 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/amazon-bedrock.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/amazon-bedrock.json
- Claude API: grade BB, 77.3/100, rank #34 of 1486. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/anthropic-api.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/anthropic-api.json
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## Which one, for what

### Amazon Bedrock (A)

Good for: Teams already on AWS who want Claude, GPT-6, Nova, Llama and other models under one IAM, billing and VPC boundary, with regional data controls and an SLA.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 80 against 60
- Security & auth, 98 against 92

Watch for: An AWS account, IAM setup and a Region choice come before the first call, and an agent can't sign up alone

### Claude API (BB)

Good for: Long agent loops that lean on tool use, strict schemas and caching, and teams that want 1M context at Opus or Sonnet prices.

Ahead on:
- Maintenance & community, 91 against 81

Watch for: Many API incidents labelled major in the 90 days to 1 November 2026, among them a critical one on 23 October and five more from 24 to 27 October


## Why the edge

### Reliability: Amazon Bedrock +20

- Amazon Bedrock (80): AWS Health Dashboard with per-service, per-Region feeds and a public history file (20). The history lists Amazon Bedrock as disrupted in ME-CENTRAL-1 (UAE) and ME-SOUTH-1 (Bahrain) since March 2026, where AWS said on 15 September 2026 (still inside the 90-day window on 6 November) that it can't restore resources held only there. No other Bedrock event appears in the history in the 90 days to 6 November; an EU-SOUTH-2 packet-loss event on 4 October named Bedrock AgentCore, not Bedrock. This counts as one major event (10). StatusGator's third-party mirror shows 'Increased Error Rates' warnings on 24, 26 and 27 August and 10 September that we couldn't find in AWS's own history, so we didn't score them. Per-model token quotas with default values in the AWS General Reference, such as 30,000,000 tokens a minute for Opus 5.5 global inference (15). The error guide gives exponential backoff with jitter for 429, 503 and 529 and says to honour `Retry-After`, and the SDKs retry ModelNotReadyException up to five times (15). SLA of 99.9 per cent a month per Region for the model APIs, last updated 4 October 2023 (10). Converse and the current Claude, GPT-6 and Nova 2 Lite models are GA (10).
- Claude API (60): Status page at status.claude.com with component history (20). In the last 90 days (3 August to 1 November) the history pages, re-read 1 November (status.claude.com's robots.txt disallows /api/, so the incident API wasn't used), label many API incidents major and two critical, among them elevated errors across many models on 4 August (20:48 to 21:59 UTC), a critical service disruption on 16 August (21:58 to 22:34 UTC), elevated errors on Claude models on 24 August (04:50 to 07:36 UTC by the resolution note), on Mythos 5.1, Fable 5.1 and Opus 5 on 3 September (posted 13:26, impact ended 16:16 UTC), on multiple models on 22 September (posted 00:57, resolved 02:35 UTC) and on claude.ai, Claude Code, Cowork and the API on 29 September (14:00 to 14:59 UTC), so several majors (0). Since 17 October the history adds a critical incident on 23 October (Fable 5.1, Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5 and fast mode on Opus 5.5, 23:28 to 23:59 UTC), and majors on Opus 5.5 on 24 October (00:31 to 00:37 UTC), Fable 5 and 5.1 on 24 October (05:16 to 05:53 UTC), Sonnet 5.5 and other models on 25 October (06:05 to 06:35 UTC by the resolution note), Fable 5.1 on 25 October (08:17 to 08:49 UTC) and Sonnet 5.5 twice on 27 October (09:14 to 09:56 and 15:09 to 15:50 UTC). The 21 and 29 July incidents left the window. Rate limits published per model, 4,000 requests a minute at the Start tier on Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5 and Fable 5.x and 1,000 on older models, re-read 1 November (15). 429s carry `retry-after` (except the spend-cap 429) and the SDKs retry with backoff (15). No SLA on sale. Priority Tier capacity commitments are no longer available for purchase, re-read 1 November, and a target isn't a commitment (0, a judgement call). Messages API is GA (10). 20 + 0 + 15 + 15 + 0 + 10 = 60. Graded by agents running on Claude, by the same checklist as every other listing.

### Maintenance & community: Claude API +10

- Amazon Bedrock (81): Model reading. The last model or API change is 30 October 2026 (OpenAI model API support and cross-Region inference in GovCloud), after structured outputs for Claude on both endpoints on 18 October (30). Models launched since 7 September 2026 get a 6-month or 45-day Legacy period, but the legacy page, which promises at least 6 months in Legacy, lists Claude 3 Haiku, 3 Sonnet, 3.5 Sonnet, 3.5 Sonnet v2 and 3.7 Sonnet as Legacy from 10 or 13 October with end of life on 13 November in several Regions, about 34 days (6 of 12, down from 10). Six models reached end of life in the 90 days to 6 November on five dates, Command R and R+ on 19 August, Claude 3 Haiku on 10 September, Nova Sonic on 14 September, Nova Canvas and Nova Reel on 30 September and Claude Sonnet 4 on 14 October (3 of 8, down from 4). Dated document history several times a month, What's New and re:Post, with direct support on a paid plan (12 of 15). SDK issue replies not sampled (5 of 10). Current official SDKs, boto3 1.43.125 on 5 November and `@aws-sdk/client-bedrock-runtime` 3.1163.0 (15). Supported runtimes stated, Python 3.10 or later and Node 20 or later (10). Down from 86 on 6 October.
- Claude API (91): Model reading. The newest release notes are dated 28 October (request size limit raised to 128 MB), 29 October (Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta) and 30 October 2026 (fast mode on Opus 4.8 deprecated, removal on 30 November) (30). Published minimum notice of 60 days for model retirements, by email and in the docs, re-read 1 November; the Opus 4.8 fast mode removal gets 31 days, which the 60-day policy doesn't cover since the model stays, and the feature is a research preview on that model (8 of 12). One model shutdown date in the last 90 days, Opus 4.1 on 5 August, kept to its notice (8 of 8). Dated release notes several times a week and a support centre (15 of 15). The Python SDK had 52 open issues, and a sampled strict-tool bug opened on 10 September had no reply three weeks later, per the 1 October check, not re-read (5 of 10). Current official SDKs, Python `anthropic` 2.3.0 and TypeScript `sdk-v1.3.0`, both tagged 23 October, after new major versions (Python 2.0.0, TypeScript 1.0.0) on 21 October that send API version 2026-10-21 by default (15). Supported runtimes stated, Python 3.10 to 3.14 (10). 30 + 8 + 8 + 15 + 5 + 15 + 10 = 91.

### Security & auth: Amazon Bedrock +6

- Amazon Bedrock (98): Model reading. IAM with SigV4, roles and STS session credentials, policies down to a model or inference-profile ARN, short-term API keys that expire within 12 hours, long-term keys with expiry and reset, and condition keys that can deny bearer tokens altogether (30). The security page says customer data isn't shared with model providers or used to improve the base models (20). The abuse detection page says Bedrock stores no inputs or outputs by default, and a per-Region `none` mode blocks models that require retention, but Claude Fable 5 and 5.1 keep all traffic up to 30 days and GPT-6 and GPT-5.x keep flagged traffic up to 30 days (13 of 15, a judgement call; Anthropic's own API got 12 for the same Fable exception without an account-level block). CloudTrail logs API calls, and model invocation logging can send prompts and responses to S3 or CloudWatch Logs (15). Bedrock is in ISO, SOC and CSA STAR Level 2 scope, HIPAA eligible and FedRAMP High in GovCloud (US-West) per its security page, with a vulnerability disclosure programme on HackerOne, and the aws.amazon.com security.txt, expired on 6 October, was renewed with Expires 2027-10-16 when read on 6 November (20). Up from 96 on 6 October for that reason.
- Claude API (92): Model reading. Personal and service-account keys for one workspace or several, chosen at creation, with expiry from 3 hours to never (capped by org policy), disable and delete, plus Workload Identity Federation for short-lived tokens, re-read 1 November. No permission scopes below the workspace, so 25 of 30 (a judgement call, OpenAI's endpoint-scoped keys get 30). No training on API data without express permission, per the 15 October check (20). Conversation content is not retained by default except on the Covered Models (Fable 5.1, Mythos 5.1, Fable 5 and Mythos 5), which require 30-day retention and are outside ZDR unless Anthropic expressly authorises it, re-read 1 November, and the privacy centre caps retention at 30 days, per the 15 October check (12 of 15). Usage and Cost API (legacy from 29 October, replaced by the Usage and Cost Analytics API in beta with per-key and per-user grouping), a Compliance API activity feed, and OpenTelemetry export of Messages API spans in beta since 14 October (15). security.txt valid to 2026-12-31 with a HackerOne contact and a disclosure policy, re-read 1 November, and SOC 2 Type I and Type II, ISO 27001:2022 and ISO/IEC 42001:2023, per the 15 October check (20). 25 + 20 + 12 + 15 + 20 = 92.

## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Amazon Bedrock | Claude API | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 80 | 60 | Amazon Bedrock +20 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 94 | 90 | Amazon Bedrock +4 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 92 | 95 | Claude API +3 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 98 | 92 | Amazon Bedrock +6 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 81 | 91 | Claude API +10 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 85 | 85 | even |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **81.7 · A** | **77.3 · BB** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Amazon Bedrock | Claude API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model API | Model API |
| Vendor | Amazon Web Services | Anthropic |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com` | `https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages` |
| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Pay per use |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the AWS Customer Agreement and Service Terms. Third-party models carry their providers' licence terms. The AWS SDKs and the Smithy service models are Apache-2.0 | Apache 2.0 (SDKs from the 21 October 2026 major versions; earlier versions MIT) |
| Read-only variant documented | no | no |
| llms.txt | yes | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-10-30 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-10-01 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-05-18 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | yes, with an opt-out | yes, with an opt-out |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | yes | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 21.8M npm/wk | 3.9k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |

## What the same task costs

| Task | Amazon Bedrock | Claude API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Research a product and write a sourced report | $43.88 | $7.52 |
| Build a small four-page website | $10.03 | $3.89 |
| Find and fix a bug in a large codebase | $2.16 | $0.95 |

## How the scores have moved

### Amazon Bedrock

No score change since it was listed.

### Claude API

- -0.3 on 8 October 2026: checklist

## Verdicts

**Amazon Bedrock.** Bedrock reaches Claude, GPT-6, Nova, Llama and other families through one IAM-controlled API, with a 99.9 per cent SLA and a per-Region zero-retention switch. Setup needs an AWS account, IAM permissions and a Region, capabilities vary by model, and some Regions gave five older Claude models about 34 days of notice.

**Claude API.** Structured outputs and strict tool use are GA, with grammar-constrained sampling on every current model. The status history labels many API incidents major in the 90 days to 1 November 2026, including a critical one on 23 October.

## Before you call either

### Amazon Bedrock

1. Use the geographic or global inference ID from the model card, such as `global.anthropic.claude-opus-5-5`. Global routing is cheaper but can process data in any commercial Region
2. Set `data_retention_mode` to `none` in each Region before sending sensitive data. Models that need retention then return ValidationException
3. Back off with jitter on 429 ThrottlingException, 503 and 529 `overloaded_error`, and honour `Retry-After` when it's sent
4. Generate short-term API keys from an IAM role for production. Long-term keys create an IAM user and AWS marks them exploration only
5. Call ListFoundationModels in your Region and read `modelLifecycle` before pinning a model ID. Claude 3.x IDs in several Regions stop working on 13 November 2026 and requests don't redirect

### Claude API

1. Default to `claude-opus-5-5` and keep `claude-fable-5-1` for tasks that fail on Opus, at 2.5 times the price
2. Don't send `tool_choice` any or tool to Opus 5.5, Sonnet 5.5 or Fable 5.1. Use auto with `strict: true` on the tool
3. Put `cache_control` on the system prompt and tool list. Reads cost 0.05x input on Opus 5.5
4. Wait out a 429 by its `retry-after` seconds, but a spend-cap 429 has no header and won't clear by waiting
5. Move off `claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929` before 2026-11-30. Retired ids fail, they don't redirect
6. Moving from `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` to `claude-haiku-5-5`, drop temperature, top_p, top_k, prefill and `budget_tokens`, which return 400
7. Pin your SDK major or `anthropic-version` deliberately. SDK majors from 21 October send 2026-10-21, which rejects temperature, top_p and top_k on every model

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Amazon Bedrock or Claude API?

Amazon Bedrock scores 81.7 (A) on agent readiness against Claude API's 77.3 (BB), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Claude API leads on maintenance & community.

### Do Amazon Bedrock and Claude API need an API key?

Amazon Bedrock takes an API key or an OAuth sign-in. Claude API needs an API key.

### Can an agent call Amazon Bedrock and Claude API without installing anything?

Yes. Amazon Bedrock has a hosted endpoint at https://bedrock-runtime.us-east-1.amazonaws.com and Claude API at https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amazon-bedrock-vs-anthropic-api.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/amazon-bedrock-vs-anthropic-api.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "amazon-bedrock", "b": "anthropic-api"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare amazon-bedrock anthropic-api`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/amazon-bedrock.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/anthropic-api.json

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## Disclosure

- Anthropic makes the models this research run and the review panel run on. This listing was graded by agents running on Claude, by the same published checklist as every other listing, and re-checked on 15 October 2026 with every judgement call written in the note. Since that date the panel reviews it too, at our founder's request, and every review carries a conflict label, because every reviewer and the arbiter run on Claude.

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