OpenAI GPT-6 Astra now supports UltraFast mode on Amazon Bedrock

UpdateSep 30, 20263 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 2, 2026

Today, AWS announces the availability of UltraFast mode for GPT-6 Astra from OpenAI on Amazon Bedrock. Ultrafast is a premium speed tier for GPT-6 Astra built for workloads where speed matters most. According to OpenAI, Ultrafast delivers up to 6x faster inference in the API, with up to 300 tokens per second.

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Sep 303 days ago	Amazon Bedrock expands Claude models in-region support in the UK (London) unverified Update	Update
Sep 294 days ago	Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI, is now available in preview unverified Preview	Preview
Sep 294 days ago	OpenAI GPT-6.1 Sol is now generally available on Amazon Bedrock unverified GA	GA
Sep 294 days ago	Amazon Bedrock expands Claude model availability to India, South Korea, and Singapore unverified Update	Update
Sep 285 days ago	Grok 4.7 is now available on Amazon Bedrock unverified Update	Update
Sep 285 days ago	Claude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AWS unverified Update	Update
Sep 285 days ago	Claude Sonnet 5.5 now available on AWS GovCloud (US) unverified Update	Update
Sep 2310 days ago	Amazon Bedrock Managed Knowledge Base now supports Salesforce and Zendesk as native data source connectors unverified Update	Update

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