Claude Platform on AWS: Native Anthropic API Through Your AWS Account (And How It Differs From Bedrock)

On May 11, 2026, Anthropic launched Claude Platform on AWS — a GA service that brings Anthropic's native API to teams via AWS billing and IAM auth. Day-one feature parity with the direct API, including Managed Agents, Skills, Remote MCP, Files API, Web Search, and Code Execution. We break down who should use it, how it differs from Bedrock, and what migration looks like.