# Amazon Bedrock adds cross‑Region inference for OpenAI GPT models in Canada

Digest AI · Enterprise & Industry · published 2026-10-20T16:42:53Z

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## Summary

Amazon Bedrock now lets Canadian developers call the latest OpenAI foundation models – GPT‑5.6 (Sol, Terra, Luna), GPT‑6 (Astra, Sol, Luna) and GPT‑6.1 Sol – through cross‑Region inference (CRIS). The models accept text and image inputs, support a 1‑million‑token context window, reasoning mode, tool calling and prompt caching, and are reachable from the Canada (Central) and Canada West (Calgary) regions.

CRIS works by routing a request from a source Canadian region to a destination region in North America. Two profile types are offered: a US‑geographic profile (prefixed **us.**) that keeps inference within Canada and the United States, and a global profile (prefixed **global.**) that can draw on any commercial AWS region where the model is deployed. Quotas are measured in tokens per minute per model, with separate allocations for each profile type, and users can request increases via the Service Quotas console. All traffic travels over AWS’s private backbone encrypted with TLS 1.2+, and data at rest stays in the source region, with only transient computation occurring in the destination region.

## Key points

- Amazon Bedrock routes OpenAI GPT‑5.6, GPT‑6 and GPT‑6.1 calls from Canada via cross‑Region inference.
- Models support text and image inputs, a 1‑million‑token context window, tool calling and prompt caching.
- Two inference profile types (us. and global.) let users choose North‑America‑only or broader capacity pools.

## Why it matters

Canadian firms can now use the newest OpenAI models with lower latency, higher capacity and data‑residency compliance, expanding AI application options on AWS.

## Sources

1. [Access OpenAI GPT models on Amazon Bedrock from Canada with cross-Region inference](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/access-openai-gpt-models-on-amazon-bedrock-from-canada-with-cross-region-inference) (AWS Machine Learning Blog, 2026-10-20, primary source)

Part of the developing story: [Amazon Expands Global GPT Inference Access](https://digestai.news/thread/amazon-bedrock-adds-global-crossregion-inference-for-openai-gpt6-models) (2 stories)

## Cite

Digest AI, "Amazon Bedrock adds cross‑Region inference for OpenAI GPT models in Canada", 20 October 2026, https://digestai.news/story/amazon-bedrock-adds-crossregion-inference-for-openai-gpt-models-in-can

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