Amazon Bedrock expanded API support and launched Global and Geo cross-Region inference for OpenAI GPT-5.6 models on the bedrock-runtime endpoint.

Key Details

• Adds support for OpenAI GPT-5.6 models (Sol, Terra, and Luna) on the bedrock-runtime endpoint
• Expands API support to include Responses, Converse, and Chat Completions APIs for OpenAI GPT models
• Introduces Global cross-Region inference providing higher throughput during demand spikes and lower per-token pricing
• Introduces Geo cross-Region inference, including US Geo (US CRIS) support to keep data processing within a predefined geography
• Integrates invocation logging with Amazon S3 and Amazon CloudWatch Logs, metrics with Amazon CloudWatch, and cost itemization in AWS Cost Explorer and AWS Cost and Usage Report

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