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Claude Opus 5.5 is now available on AWS

Claude Opus 5.5 hits AWS Bedrock. Practitioners can now run Anthropic's agentic model on managed infrastructure.

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Why it matters

Anthropic's latest Opus model is now available through AWS's managed AI service, expanding distribution and making it easier for enterprises to deploy agentic workflows without direct API dependency.

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6 to know
  1. Claude Opus 5.5 now available on Amazon Bedrock

  2. Also available on Claude Platform on AWS

  3. Positioned for agentic coding, knowledge work, and long-running tasks

  4. Published as AWS blog announcement (product availability news)

  5. Positioned for agentic coding, knowledge work, long-running tasks

  6. AWS blog announcement (vendor channel)

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Publisher excerpt: Claude Opus 5.5, Anthropic's most capable Opus model for agentic coding, knowledge work, and long-running tasks, is now available on Amazon Bedrock and Claude Platform on AWS. This post covers what's new in Opus 5.5, practical guidance, and how to start building with the model on Amazon Bedrock.
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