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Mainly relevant if your organisation already runs on AWS/Bedrock for its AI workloads — you can now access Anthropic's most capable Opus-tier model there with data retention switched off by default, which matters for anyone needing to keep customer data from being stored for governance or compliance reasons.
What changed
Source summary
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 is now available on Amazon Bedrock, described as matching Claude Fable 5's top-tier intelligence at Opus-tier pricing, with zero data retention (ZDR) enabled by default to help meet data-governance requirements.
Why it matters to your work
Practical interpretation
Mainly relevant if your organisation already runs on AWS/Bedrock for its AI workloads — you can now access Anthropic's most capable Opus-tier model there with data retention switched off by default, which matters for anyone needing to keep customer data from being stored for governance or compliance reasons.
Source & availability
This is a summary of a published provider announcement, with practical context from SCALA’s feed.
Plan, region, workspace and rollout conditions may affect access in Australia. Check the original source for current availability.
aws.amazon.comThis update is primarily for technical teams.