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Same-model provider benchmark

Amazon Bedrock vs Azure: LLM provider comparison

Compare Amazon Bedrock and Azure on 10 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

Amazon Bedrock

23 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
eu-west-1 · Irelandus-east-1 · United States
Model types
23 text

Azure

50 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
swedencentral · Swedenus-east-2 · United States
Model types
45 text, 1 image, 2 embeddings, 1 speech, 1 transcription

At a glance

Metric winners

There is no overall score. Each winner answers one specific question using only directly comparable data.

Fastest on shared models

1.34× typical advantage

7 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

Equal result

Tie

10 exact models using a 1K-input/500-output mix

Most models available

50 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricAmazon BedrockAzure
Typical 500-token response12.59 s17.24 s
Typical response start2.66 s3.70 s
Typical output speed45.0 tok/s35.0 tok/s
Blended token price$12.6 / 1M$12.6 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.66%99.72%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Amazon BedrockAzure
500-token response by shared model

Estimated seconds using recent median response-start and output-speed data. Lower is better.

Amazon Bedrock has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 7 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

USD per 1 million tokens using a 1,000-input/500-output mix. Lower is better.

Neither provider has a clear token-price advantage.

Shared text models

10 exact models · newest first

ModelAmazon BedrockAzure
Claude Sonnet 5Winner · Azure

anthropic/claude-sonnet-5

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$4.6667 / 1M
500-token response
12.59 s
Response starts
3.66 s
Output speed
56.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.66%
Context
1M
Route
amazon-bedrock/global
Azure
Blended price
$4.6667 / 1M
500-token response
11.77 s
Response starts
3.70 s
Output speed
62.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.98%
Context
1M
Route
azure/us-east-2

anthropic/claude-fable-5

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$23.3333 / 1M
500-token response
20.11 s
Response starts
6.59 s
Output speed
37.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
1M
Route
amazon-bedrock/us
Azure
Blended price
$23.3333 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
1M
Route
azure
Claude Opus 4.8Winner · Azure

anthropic/claude-opus-4.8

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
25.88 s
Response starts
12.72 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Route uptime
55.78%
Context
1M
Route
amazon-bedrock/us
Azure
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
12.38 s
Response starts
4.18 s
Output speed
61.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
1M
Route
azure/us-east-2
Claude Opus 4.7Winner · Amazon Bedrock

anthropic/claude-opus-4.7

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
10.60 s
Response starts
2.66 s
Output speed
63.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.98%
Context
1M
Route
amazon-bedrock/us
Azure
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
23.30 s
Response starts
9.02 s
Output speed
35.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
1M
Route
azure/us-east-2
Claude Sonnet 4.6Winner · Azure

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.6

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$7 / 1M
500-token response
12.23 s
Response starts
1.12 s
Output speed
45.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.95%
Context
1M
Route
amazon-bedrock/global
Azure
Blended price
$7 / 1M
500-token response
9.57 s
Response starts
1.23 s
Output speed
60.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.72%
Context
1M
Route
azure/us-east-2
Claude Opus 4.6Winner · Amazon Bedrock

anthropic/claude-opus-4.6

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
17.39 s
Response starts
1.76 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.88%
Context
1M
Route
amazon-bedrock/us-east-1
Azure
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
23.29 s
Response starts
4.06 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
1M
Route
azure/us-east-2

anthropic/claude-opus-4.5

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
18.14 s
Response starts
1.47 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.93%
Context
200K
Route
amazon-bedrock
Azure
Blended price
$11.6667 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
200K
Route
azure/us-east-2
Claude Haiku 4.5Winner · Amazon Bedrock

anthropic/claude-haiku-4.5

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$2.3333 / 1M
500-token response
9.46 s
Response starts
1.13 s
Output speed
60.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
200K
Route
amazon-bedrock/global
Azure
Blended price
$2.3333 / 1M
500-token response
17.24 s
Response starts
1.37 s
Output speed
31.5 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
200K
Route
azure/us-east-2

anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$7 / 1M
500-token response
16.27 s
Response starts
1.56 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.88%
Context
1M
Route
amazon-bedrock
Azure
Blended price
$7 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
200K
Route
azure/us-east-2
Claude Opus 4.1Winner · Amazon Bedrock

anthropic/claude-opus-4.1

Amazon Bedrock
Blended price
$35 / 1M
500-token response
45.53 s
Response starts
3.87 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
200K
Route
amazon-bedrock
Azure
Blended price
$35 / 1M
500-token response
66.08 s
Response starts
3.58 s
Output speed
8.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
200K
Route
azure/us-east-2

A per-model winner combines blended price and estimated 500-token response time with equal proportional weight. Ties and rows missing either measurement receive no badge. Comparison data calculated . Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.

Amazon Bedrock vs Azure analysis

How Amazon Bedrock and Azure compare for AI inference

Amazon Bedrock and Azure share 10 indexed text models, including Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Opus 4.7, Claude Sonnet 4.6. Amazon Bedrock has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

7 shared models currently have complete response-start and output-speed measurements on both providers. The speed comparison uses per-model ratios before taking the median, so naturally faster model catalogs do not improve the result.

Token pricing on one workload

10 shared models have complete input and output prices on both providers. Prices use the same 1,000-input/500-output-token mix and are normalized to one million tokens for readability.

Catalog and deployment differences

Amazon Bedrock has 23 indexed models and lists 2 published server regions; Azure has 50 models and lists 2 regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.