--- title: Multi Agent Collaboration Gets Persistent Compute in... description: AWS has extended Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with a new compute option called runtime instances, running agents on managed EC2 in a customer's account for... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/multi-agent-collaboration-gets-persistent-compute-in-bedrock-agentcore-3ih0ur64c twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Multi Agent Collaboration Gets Persistent Compute in Bedrock AgentCore | daily.dev og:description: AWS has extended Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with a new compute option called runtime instances, running agents on managed EC2 in a customer's account for... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/multi-agent-collaboration-gets-persistent-compute-in-bedrock-agentcore-3ih0ur64c og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3IH0UR64c.png og:image:alt: Multi Agent Collaboration Gets Persistent Compute in Bedrock AgentCore 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. # Multi Agent Collaboration Gets Persistent Compute in Bedrock AgentCore **[InfoQ](https://daily.dev/sources/infoq)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary AWS has extended Amazon Bedrock AgentCore with a new compute option called runtime instances, running agents on managed EC2 in a customer's account for sessions lasting up to fourteen days, versus the eight-hour ceiling of the existing serverless microVM model. Runtime instances support shared file systems, GPU-accelerated instances, and container or zip-based packaging with frameworks like CrewAI, LangGraph, LlamaIndex and Strands, letting multiple agents collaborate on a shared session directory. AWS positions the new option as complementary to microVMs, with a common pattern being microVM orchestrators dispatching long-running work to instance-based workers. Third-party analyses cover a new capacity provider primitive for managing EC2 capacity and a cost breakeven point around 24% sustained CPU utilization compared to microVM per-second billing. Microsoft's Azure Foundry hosted agents offer a similar persistent VM sandbox model. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is the maximum session duration for Bedrock AgentCore runtime instances compared to microVM sessions? Bedrock AgentCore runtime instances support persistent EC2-backed sessions of up to fourteen days, versus the eight-hour ceiling on the original microVM-based sessions. Runtime instances add shared file systems, GPU-accelerated instance types, and support for Python and container images, letting multiple agents collaborate on a shared session directory instead of calling each other's APIs for every handoff. _daily.dev helps engineers sizing agent infrastructure keep up with runtime versus microVM trade-offs on AWS._ ### How is pricing different for Bedrock AgentCore runtime instances versus microVMs? Runtime instances bill at standard EC2 rates for the chosen instance type plus a management fee, while microVMs charge per vCPU-hour and per GB-hour with no management fee. Cost analysis puts the break-even point at roughly 24% sustained CPU utilization before Savings Plan discounts, with EC2 commitment discounts applying only to compute, not the management fee. _Teams weighing AWS agent compute costs can track these comparisons on daily.dev before committing to a topology._ ### Which agent frameworks work with Bedrock AgentCore runtime instances? Runtime instances support bringing frameworks such as CrewAI, LangGraph, LlamaIndex and Strands without changing the existing packaging model, using an @app.entrypoint decorator with either a zip file or a container image. Multiple agents can be deployed into a single runtime instance and collaborate on the same host through a shared session directory. _Developers choosing an agent orchestration framework can follow these AWS integration details on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Runtime instances: persistent compute for production AI agents on Amazon Bedrock AgentCore](https://daily.dev/posts/runtime-instances-persistent-compute-for-production-ai-agents-on-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-ex8xt1xhg) · AWS · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [From 'Works on My Machine' to Production-Ready: Building AI Agents with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore](https://daily.dev/posts/from-works-on-my-machine-to-production-ready-building-ai-agents-with-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-bt6s0repy) · Pulumi · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [The new AgentCore Runtime is now available in Amazon Bedrock AgentCore](https://daily.dev/posts/the-new-agentcore-runtime-is-now-available-in-amazon-bedrock-agentcore-la5qgaqss) · AWS · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - 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