--- title: Claude Opus 5 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) description: Claude Opus 5, Anthropic's most advanced Opus model, is now available in both AWS GovCloud (US) regions via the bedrock-runtime endpoint, and via... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us--opcv6rq0t twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Claude Opus 5 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) | daily.dev og:description: Claude Opus 5, Anthropic's most advanced Opus model, is now available in both AWS GovCloud (US) regions via the bedrock-runtime endpoint, and via... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us--opcv6rq0t og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/opCv6rQ0t.png og:image:alt: Claude Opus 5 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Claude Opus 5 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US) **[AWS](https://daily.dev/sources/aws)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Claude Opus 5, Anthropic's most advanced Opus model, is now available in both AWS GovCloud (US) regions via the bedrock-runtime endpoint, and via bedrock-mantle in GovCloud US-West. The model brings improvements in coding, long-running autonomous agents that can run for hours or overnight, and deeper reasoning for document-heavy enterprise analysis. Amazon Bedrock provides zero data retention (ZDR) enabled by default, regional data residency, and access to AWS-managed features like Guardrails and Knowledge Bases for government and regulated customers. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is Claude Opus 5 available in AWS GovCloud for government workloads? Yes, Claude Opus 5 is available in AWS GovCloud (US) through Amazon Bedrock, accessible via the bedrock-runtime endpoint in both GovCloud (US) regions and via the bedrock-mantle endpoint in GovCloud (US-West). It ships with zero data retention (ZDR) enabled by default and keeps data within AWS infrastructure with regional data residency. _Teams evaluating compliant AI deployments can track model rollouts like this via daily.dev._ ### Does Claude Opus 5 on AWS Bedrock support zero data retention? Yes, zero data retention (ZDR) is enabled by default for Claude Opus 5 on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud, satisfying data governance requirements while keeping data within AWS infrastructure and regional residency boundaries. It also integrates with AWS-managed features such as Guardrails and Knowledge Bases. _Engineers weighing data governance tradeoffs for AI models can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Claude Sonnet 5 is now available on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud \(US\)](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-sonnet-5-is-now-available-on-amazon-bedrock-in-aws-govcloud-us--4aobi2ox0) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Claude Platform on AWS is now generally available](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-platform-on-aws-is-now-generally-available-qkmpq5as7) · C\# Corner · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [Introducing the Claude Platform on AWS](https://daily.dev/posts/introducing-the-claude-platform-on-aws-bwqhzcnin) · Claude · 76 upvotes · 2 comments - [AWS Weekly Roundup: Claude Opus 4.8 on AWS, Aurora MySQL with Kiro Powers, and more \(June 1, 2026\)](https://daily.dev/posts/aws-weekly-roundup-claude-opus-4-8-on-aws-aurora-mysql-with-kiro-powers-and-more-june-1-2026--vl5cgpxt6) · AWS · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Claude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AWS](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-sonnet-5-5-now-available-on-aws-6v7lzmkme) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us--opcv6rq0t) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Claude Opus 5 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us--opcv6rq0t","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us--opcv6rq0t"},"datePublished":"2026-08-13T21:03:46.682Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T19:56:58.403Z","description":"Claude Opus 5, Anthropic's most advanced Opus model, is now available in both AWS GovCloud (US) regions via the bedrock-runtime endpoint, and via...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2587ee7271b19b73b7c9d67f739e4290?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2587ee7271b19b73b7c9d67f739e4290?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"AWS","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"AWS","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/aws","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/aws"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us--opcv6rq0t","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":2},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"aws,ai-agents","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"AWS","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/aws"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Claude Opus 5 is now available in AWS GovCloud (US)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-opus-5-is-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us--opcv6rq0t#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is Claude Opus 5 available in AWS GovCloud for government workloads?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, Claude Opus 5 is available in AWS GovCloud (US) through Amazon Bedrock, accessible via the bedrock-runtime endpoint in both GovCloud (US) regions and via the bedrock-mantle endpoint in GovCloud (US-West). 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