AWS backs OpenAI and Anthropic models, says no single model will dominate
AWS worldwide channel chief Ruba Borno told CRN the company will maintain an open model strategy on Amazon Bedrock rather than pick one AI provider. AWS now offers over 100 models on Bedrock, including multiple GPT and Claude versions from OpenAI and Anthropic. Borno said customers optimize for different factors such as speed, cost, or specific tasks like coding versus business insights, so…
Key points
- AWS offers over 100 models on Bedrock including OpenAI GPT and Anthropic Claude families
- AWS plans $50B investment in OpenAI; Anthropic commits $100B for AWS capacity
- AWS Q2 2026 revenue hit $42.2B, up 37% YoY, $169B annual run rate
AWS is co-selling with both OpenAI and Anthropic alongside channel partners. AWS Premier Partner Innovative Solutions CEO Justin Copie said the open approach is driving migration business to AWS. AWS disclosed it will invest $50 billion in OpenAI, while Anthropic has committed $100 billion to secure AWS capacity. AWS reported $42.2 billion in Q2 2026 revenue, up 37% year over year, reaching a $169 billion annual run rate, its highest growth in 18 quarters.
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AWS Rejects AI Model Monopoly, Backs OpenAI And Anthropic Models; Channel Chief Says No ‘One Model To Rule Them All’
crn.com · 12 October 2026
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