# Amazon adds Kimi and GLM to Bedrock, says West wants more open models

Digest AI · Business & Funding · published 2026-10-31T16:30:00Z

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## Summary

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy announced that the company is expanding its Bedrock AI platform by adding open-source models from Chinese developers, specifically Moonshot’s Kimi K3 and Z.ai’s GLM 5.3. During the third-quarter earnings call, Jassy stated that the Western world is "very hungry" for additional open models and expressed confidence that more Western open-source options will emerge over time. He also noted that Bedrock currently hosts closed models from Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as SpaceXAI’s Grok 4.7.

Jassy outlined ambitious growth targets for Bedrock, suggesting it could eventually match the scale of Amazon Web Services’ EC2 cloud computing business. He predicted that within two to three years, six to eight models will handle more than 95% of workloads on the platform. The CEO emphasized security, clarifying that customer data is not shared with model providers or used for training foundational models.

The move aligns with a broader trend of Chinese AI models gaining traction in the US market. Recent comments from Eric Schmidt and Jensen Huang highlighted that while China may be slightly behind the US in AI development, its free and open-weight models offer strategic advantages, particularly in developing markets. Huang specifically argued that adopting these models boosts demand for Nvidia hardware rather than posing a security threat.

## Key points

- Amazon added Moonshot's Kimi K3 and Z.ai's GLM 5.3 to its Bedrock AI platform.
- CEO Andy Jassy said the West is hungry for more open-source AI models.
- Jassy expects six to eight models to handle over 95% of Bedrock workloads in two to three years.

## Why it matters

Amazon’s inclusion of Chinese open models signals a shift in US cloud strategy, prioritizing model diversity and cost-efficiency. It highlights the competitive pressure on Western labs to release more open-source alternatives to maintain market share.

## Sources

1. [Andy Jassy Says West Is 'Very Hungry' For More Western Open Source AI Models as Amazon Adds China's Kimi and GLM to Bedrock](https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/andy-jassy-says-west-very-233005253.html) (finance.yahoo.com, 2026-10-31)

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