Claude Opus 4.8 is now available on AWS
Claude Opus 4.8 is now available on AWS
https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/claude-opus-4-8-is-now-available-on-aws/
Publish Date: 2026-05-28 13:51:00
Source Domain: aws.amazon.com
- Anthropic’s advanced Opus model, Claude Opus 4.8, is now available on Amazon Bedrock and the Claude Platform on AWS, offering improvements in agentic coding, multi-stage tasks, and professional work.
- The model enhances coding, maintains context across long sessions, and offers reduced oversight in complex, multi-stage workflows and agentic tasks.
- Suitable for various industries including finance, legal, life sciences, and cybersecurity, providing consistent and deep work output.
- To start using it, you should have an active AWS account with necessary access and prerequisites like AWS CLI, Python 3.8+, Boto3, and IAM permissions.
- Available in specific AWS regions and through different access methods including the Amazon Bedrock console, Anthropic Messages API, and AWS SDKs like Boto3.