# Amazon launches Web Answer on Bedrock AgentCore, priced at $10 per 1,000 calls

Digest AI · Agents & Tools · published 2026-11-05T21:04:24Z

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## Summary

Amazon announced the general availability of Web Answer, a managed connector for Bedrock AgentCore that returns a synthesized, source‑cited answer to a natural‑language question in a single tool call. The service runs its own web searches, verifies facts, and formats citations, eliminating the need for developers to build a separate search‑retrieve‑synthesize pipeline.

Web Answer is accessed through an AgentCore Gateway, which authenticates calls via AWS IAM or JWT and invokes the tool using a service‑role permission (bedrock-agentcore:InvokeWebAnswer). It is currently available in US East (N. Virginia) with a rate limit of 10 transactions per second per account, and it costs $10 per 1,000 tool calls. The feature supports optional domain filters, date ranges, and localization, and returns results as markdown with inline citation markers.

The addition simplifies building agents for use cases such as regulatory Q&A, clinical support, customer service, and legal research, where up‑to‑date, auditable answers are required. Developers can add the tool to an existing gateway in minutes, then call it from any MCP‑compatible client such as Strands, LangChain, or CrewAI.

## Key points

- Web Answer returns a cited answer in one request, handling search, synthesis, and attribution
- Available in US East (N. Virginia) with a 10‑transactions‑per‑second per‑account limit
- Pricing is $10 per 1,000 tool calls on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore

## Why it matters

It removes the need to build and maintain a complex retrieval‑synthesis pipeline, letting developers add up‑to‑date, source‑cited answers to agents quickly and at predictable cost.

## Sources

1. [Getting started with Web Answer on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/getting-started-with-web-answer-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore) (AWS Machine Learning Blog, 2026-11-05, primary source)

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