Amazon faces tepid response to OpenAI AI agent launch on AWS

11 articles · Updated · The Information · Apr 27

Six AWS partner firms report clients remain satisfied with Anthropic and Amazon Nova models, while some may consider OpenAI once available. The OpenAI offering is yet to launch on AWS Bedrock.
Some customers value the new stateful runtime environment, but others see little incentive to switch from existing models. Amazon and OpenAI will discuss agentic AI at an AWS customer event on April 28.
Anthropic recently disclosed $30 billion in annualized revenue, slightly ahead of OpenAI, as AWS continues investing in Anthropic. Microsoft remains cautious about OpenAI's broader distribution on AWS due to contractual terms.

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