AWS adds Claude integration to let enterprise customers access Anthropic models on AWS

Amazon Web Services and Anthropic have made Claude Platform on AWS generally available, giving enterprise customers a new way to use Anthropic’s native Claude tools through existing AWS accounts rather than separate Anthropic credentials. AWS said on May 11 that the service lets customers access Claude APIs, console features and early-access beta tools with AWS authentication, consolidated billing and CloudTrail logging. (aws.amazon.com) Anthropic said the launch gives AWS customers access to the “full set” of Claude Platform features with AWS authentication and commitment retirement. AWS said it is the first cloud provider to offer Anthropic’s native Claude Platform experience directly through a customer’s AWS account. (claude.com) ### If Claude was already on AWS, what changed this week? Amazon Bedrock already offered access to Anthropic models on AWS, but Claude Platform on AWS is a separate arrangement in which customers use Anthropic’s native platform experience through AWS account controls. AWS documentation says Bedrock is operated by AWS, while Claude Platform on AWS is operated by Anthropic, with AWS providing authentication, IAM-based access control and billing integration through AWS Marketplace. Anthropic said the new option includes the same APIs, console experience and platform features customers would get by working with Anthropic directly. AWS said that removes the need for separate credentials, contracts or billing relationships for customers that want Anthropic’s native tooling rather than Bedrock’s managed model-access layer. (aws.amazon.com) ### How does the new setup work inside an AWS account? AWS said customers can use existing AWS credentials and IAM policies to reach Claude Platform on AWS, with access controls following the same least-privilege and tag-based authorization patterns used across AWS. AWS also said CloudTrail audit logging is included so customers can track activity through a single audit trail. Anthropic’s documentation, as cited by AWS, says developers can use Anthropic SDKs with the service. (aws.amazon.com) AWS documentation also says authentication can use SigV4 or an API key, but the account relationship, access control and billing remain tied to AWS. ### What is AWS saying about compliance and security boundaries? AWS said the service is aimed at development teams and enterprises that want Anthropic’s native platform experience and do not have specific regional data residency requirements. (claude.com) The company also said customer data for Claude Platform on AWS is processed outside the AWS security boundary because the platform is operated by Anthropic. That distinction matters because AWS has separately positioned Amazon Bedrock and AWS GovCloud for customers with stricter government and regulated-workload requirements. (aws.amazon.com) Anthropic said in 2025 that Claude models in Amazon Bedrock were approved for FedRAMP High and DoD Impact Level 4 and 5 workloads in AWS GovCloud regions. (docs.aws.amazon.com) ### Why does this matter to enterprise buyers already committed to AWS? Anthropic said the AWS version of Claude Platform supports AWS authentication, billing and commitment retirement, which means spending can count against existing AWS commitments. AWS said customers can keep the same account, controls and billing while gaining access to more of Anthropic’s native platform features. Amazon and Anthropic have been expanding their partnership beyond model access. (aws.amazon.com) Anthropic said on April 20 that the companies were broadening their collaboration for up to 5 gigawatts of new compute, and Amazon cited Anthropic’s commitment to run its large language models on AWS Trainium for the next decade. ### What does the launch say about the Amazon-Anthropic relationship? (anthropic.com) Amazon has backed Anthropic financially as well as commercially. Anthropic said in 2023 that Amazon would invest up to $4 billion in the company, and AWS’s latest launch materials frame Claude Platform on AWS as part of a broader partnership around infrastructure and enterprise distribution. AWS and Anthropic are also maintaining multiple routes to the same models. (claude.com) Anthropic’s current model pages say Claude models such as Sonnet 4.6 and Opus 4.7 are available natively on Claude Platform and through Amazon Bedrock, alongside other cloud channels. ### Where can customers use it now, and what comes next? AWS said Claude Platform on AWS is available now, and its documentation and product pages describe setup steps, authentication options and operating limits. (anthropic.com) Anthropic said the service is generally available as of May 11. Customers choosing between Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS now have both options inside the AWS ecosystem, with AWS documentation spelling out which service operates the inference stack and where customer data is processed. (aws.amazon.com) (anthropic.com 1) (anthropic.com 2)