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Amazon Bedrock vs OpenAI API pricing

OpenAI API is cheaper to start: $0.1 per million input tokens, $0.5 per million output against $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million output for Amazon Bedrock. Amazon Bedrock has changed its listed prices 4 times since 2023. OpenAI API has changed its listed prices 4 times since 2021.

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Amazon Bedrock vs OpenAI API at a glance

Current list prices as last read from each pricing page.

Amazon Bedrock

Full analysis
Starts at
$0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million outputAmazon Nova 2 Lite, USD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered
Top listed plan
$10 per million input tokens, $50 per million output, globalClaude Fable 5.1
Priced by
Usage based
Free plan
Not recorded
Price history
since 2023
Price changes
4

OpenAI API

Full analysis
Starts at
$0.1 per million input tokens, $0.5 per million outputgpt-6-luna, USD per million tokens, standard processing
Top listed plan
$10 per million input tokens, $50 per million outputgpt-6-astra
Priced by
Usage based
Free plan
Not recorded
Price history
since 2021
Price changes
4

Amazon Bedrock vs OpenAI API price history

Both histories on one chart. The default line is each product's cheapest paid plan.

$0.02$0.05$0.10$0.20$0.50$1$220222023202420252026$1.38 Amazon Bedrock Amazon Titan and Nova, input$0.10 OpenAI API Cheapest model, input
Amazon Bedrock: USD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered. OpenAI API: USD per million tokens, standard processing. Click a legend entry to add or hide a plan. Log scale.
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ObservedAmazon Bedrock Amazon Titan and Nova, inputOpenAI API Cheapest model, input
Nov 20, 2021$0.80
Nov 3, 2022$0.40
Sep 28, 2023$1.30
Dec 21, 2023$0.80
May 2, 2024$0.50
May 29, 2024$0.20
Nov 12, 2024$0.15
Jan 9, 2025$0.80
Nov 11, 2025$0.05
Dec 23, 2025$1.38
Sep 21, 2026$0.20
Sep 30, 2026$1.38
Oct 3, 2026$0.10

Plans side by side

Every plan currently listed, with the price it started at where we have it.

Amazon BedrockUSD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered

PlanPriceListed since
Claude flagship, input$10was $11.02 in 2023Sep 2023
Claude flagship, output$50was $32.68 in 2023Sep 2023
Amazon Titan and Nova, input$1.38was $1.30 in 2023Sep 2023
Amazon Titan and Nova, output$10was $1.70 in 2023Sep 2023

OpenAI APIUSD per million tokens, standard processing

PlanPriceListed since
Flagship model, input$10was $60 in 2021Nov 2021
Flagship model, output$50was $60 in 2021Nov 2021
Cheapest model, input$0.10was $0.80 in 2021Nov 2021
Cheapest model, output$0.50was $0.80 in 2021Nov 2021

What changed, and when

Every dated price move we have on record for either product, newest first.

  1. Oct 2026OpenAI API cut the Cheapest model input and output prices. Cheapest model, input went from $0.20 to $0.10 (-50%). Cheapest model, output went from $1.20 to $0.50 (-58%).
  2. Sep 2026Amazon Bedrock raised the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $5 to $10 (+100%). Claude flagship, output went from $25 to $50 (+100%).
  3. Sep 2026OpenAI API raised the Flagship model input and output and Cheapest model input and output prices. Flagship model, input went from $5 to $10 (+100%). Flagship model, output went from $30 to $50 (+67%). Cheapest model, input went from $0.05 to $0.20 (+300%). Cheapest model, output went from $0.40 to $1.20 (+200%).
  4. May 2026OpenAI API raised the Flagship model input and output prices. Flagship model, input went from $1.25 to $5 (+300%). Flagship model, output went from $10 to $30 (+200%).
  5. Dec 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.80 to $1.38 (+72%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $3.20 to $10 (+213%).
  6. Nov 2025Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $15 to $5 (-67%). Claude flagship, output went from $75 to $25 (-67%).
  7. Nov 2025OpenAI API cut the Flagship model input and Cheapest model input and output prices. Flagship model, input went from $2.50 to $1.25 (-50%). Cheapest model, input went from $0.15 to $0.05 (-67%). Cheapest model, output went from $0.60 to $0.40 (-33%).
  8. Jun 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $3 to $15 (+400%). Claude flagship, output went from $15 to $75 (+400%).
  9. Jan 2025Amazon Bedrock raised the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.20 to $0.80 (+300%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $0.60 to $3.20 (+433%).
  10. Nov 2024OpenAI API cut the Flagship model input and output and Cheapest model input and output prices. Flagship model, input went from $10 to $2.50 (-75%). Flagship model, output went from $30 to $10 (-67%). Cheapest model, input went from $0.50 to $0.15 (-70%). Cheapest model, output went from $1.50 to $0.60 (-60%).
  11. May 2024Amazon Bedrock cut the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $0.80 to $0.20 (-75%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $1.60 to $0.60 (-62%).
  12. May 2024OpenAI API changed its plans and prices. Flagship model, input went from $20 to $10 (-50%). Flagship model, output went from $20 to $30 (+50%). Cheapest model, input went from $0.40 to $0.50 (+25%). Cheapest model, output went from $0.40 to $1.50 (+275%).
  13. Mar 2024Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $8 to $3 (-62%). Claude flagship, output went from $24 to $15 (-37%).
  14. Dec 2023Amazon Bedrock cut the Amazon Titan and Nova input and output prices. Amazon Titan and Nova, input went from $1.30 to $0.80 (-38%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output went from $1.70 to $1.60 (-6%).
  15. Dec 2023Amazon Bedrock cut the Claude flagship input and output prices. Claude flagship, input went from $11.02 to $8 (-27%). Claude flagship, output went from $32.68 to $24 (-27%).
  16. Sep 2023Amazon Bedrock added the Claude flagship input and output plans. Claude flagship, input listed at $11.02. Claude flagship, output listed at $32.68.
  17. Nov 2022OpenAI API cut the Flagship model input and output and Cheapest model input and output prices. Flagship model, input went from $60 to $20 (-67%). Flagship model, output went from $60 to $20 (-67%). Cheapest model, input went from $0.80 to $0.40 (-50%). Cheapest model, output went from $0.80 to $0.40 (-50%).

Amazon Bedrock vs OpenAI API pricing questions

Is Amazon Bedrock or OpenAI API cheaper?
OpenAI API starts lower at $0.1 per million input tokens, $0.5 per million output, Amazon Bedrock at $0.3 per million input tokens, $2.5 per million output. Prices are as shown on each pricing page when it was last read.
Has Amazon Bedrock or OpenAI API raised prices?
Amazon Bedrock: Claude flagship, input appeared by Sep 2023 at $11.02. It came down to $8 by Dec 2023 (-27%), then came down to $3 by Mar 2024 (-62%), then went up to $15 by Jun 2025 (+400%), then came down to $5 by Nov 2025 (-67%), and finally went up to $10 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Claude flagship, output appeared by Sep 2023 at $32.68. It came down to $24 by Dec 2023 (-27%), then came down to $15 by Mar 2024 (-37%), then went up to $75 by Jun 2025 (+400%), then came down to $25 by Nov 2025 (-67%), and finally went up to $50 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Amazon Titan and Nova, input has been listed since Sep 2023, starting at $1.30. It came down to $0.80 by Dec 2023 (-38%), then came down to $0.20 by May 2024 (-75%), then went up to $0.80 by Jan 2025 (+300%), and finally went up to $1.38 by Dec 2025 (+72%). Amazon Titan and Nova, output has been listed since Sep 2023, starting at $1.70. It came down to $1.60 by Dec 2023 (-6%), then came down to $0.60 by May 2024 (-62%), then went up to $3.20 by Jan 2025 (+433%), and finally went up to $10 by Dec 2025 (+213%). OpenAI API: Flagship model, input has been listed since Nov 2021, starting at $60. It came down to $20 by Nov 2022 (-67%), then came down to $10 by May 2024 (-50%), then came down to $2.50 by Nov 2024 (-75%), then came down to $1.25 by Nov 2025 (-50%), then went up to $5 by May 2026 (+300%), and finally went up to $10 by Sep 2026 (+100%). Flagship model, output has been listed since Nov 2021, starting at $60. It came down to $20 by Nov 2022 (-67%), then went up to $30 by May 2024 (+50%), then came down to $10 by Nov 2024 (-67%), then went up to $30 by May 2026 (+200%), and finally went up to $50 by Sep 2026 (+67%). Cheapest model, input has been listed since Nov 2021, starting at $0.80. It came down to $0.40 by Nov 2022 (-50%), then went up to $0.50 by May 2024 (+25%), then came down to $0.15 by Nov 2024 (-70%), then came down to $0.05 by Nov 2025 (-67%), then went up to $0.20 by Sep 2026 (+300%), and finally came down to $0.10 by Oct 2026 (-50%). Cheapest model, output has been listed since Nov 2021, starting at $0.80. It came down to $0.40 by Nov 2022 (-50%), then went up to $1.50 by May 2024 (+275%), then came down to $0.60 by Nov 2024 (-60%), then came down to $0.40 by Nov 2025 (-33%), then went up to $1.20 by Sep 2026 (+200%), and finally came down to $0.50 by Oct 2026 (-58%).
How are Amazon Bedrock and OpenAI API priced?
Amazon Bedrock: usage based, USD per million tokens, on-demand in US East (N. Virginia), global cross-region rate where offered. OpenAI API: usage based, USD per million tokens, standard processing.

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