Anthropic · 2026-05-11 · major
Anthropic Launches Claude Platform on AWS — Full Native Claude API, Skills, Managed Agents, and MCP Through AWS IAM and Marketplace Billing
Anthropic's first-party developer platform — Messages API, Skills, Managed Agents (beta), Files, MCP connector, code execution, prompt caching — is generally available through AWS, signed with SigV4 and billed via AWS Marketplace, with same-day feature parity.
Anthropic's full native developer stack — Skills, Managed Agents, MCP — billed through your AWS account, not Bedrock.
What is it?
Claude Platform on AWS is Anthropic's first-party Claude API offered through AWS. Unlike Amazon Bedrock, which is run by AWS and tends to trail on features, this is the same stack Anthropic runs directly, with same-day feature parity. AWS supplies IAM, SigV4 auth, and billing; Anthropic runs the models.
How does it work?
Customers authenticate with AWS IAM credentials (or an API key), call the standard Claude Messages API and tool endpoints, and see usage on an AWS Marketplace invoice. Spend retires against existing AWS commitments. Inference runs on Anthropic-managed infrastructure outside the AWS data boundary, with per-request inference_geo pinning and Zero Data Retention available on request.
Why does it matter?
It collapses two procurement paths for AWS-anchored enterprises that want the full Claude feature set — Managed Agents, Skills, Files, MCP — without waiting for Bedrock to catch up. It also confirms Bedrock is no longer Anthropic's only path to AWS customers.
Who is it for?
AWS-anchored enterprises adopting Claude
Try it
https://aws.amazon.com/claude-platform/