Access OpenAI GPT models on Amazon Bedrock from Canada with cross-Region inference

What happened

OpenAI GPT-5.6 models (Sol, Terra, and Luna), GPT-6 (Astra, Sol, and Luna), and GPT-6.1 Sol are available from the Canada (Central) and Canada West (Calgary) Regions. These models are available through the OpenAI Responses API (the interface one piece of software uses to talk to another), the OpenAI Chat Completions API, and the Amazon Bedrock Converse API on the bedrock-runtime endpoint. OpenAI is an artificial intelligence company based in San Francisco.

Canadian organizations can now access OpenAI GPT-5.6, GPT-6, and GPT-6.1 models on Amazon Bedrock from the Canada (Central) and Canada West (Calgary) Regions using cross-Region inference. Canadian organizations building generative AI applications on Amazon Bedrock often need the latest foundation models (FMs), such as OpenAI GPT-6.1, OpenAI GPT-6, and GPT-5.6, accessible from the Canadian AWS Regions.

With Amazon Bedrock cross-Region inference (CRIS), you can now access these models from Canada. Your application calls the Amazon Bedrock Runtime endpoint in your source Region.

Amazon Bedrock then routes the request to a supported destination Region for processing. Artificial Intelligence Access OpenAI GPT models on Amazon Bedrock from Canada with cross-Region inference Canadian organizations building generative AI applications on Amazon Bedrock often need the latest foundation models (FMs), such as OpenAI GPT-6.1, OpenAI GPT-6, and GPT-5.6, accessible from the Canadian AWS Regions.

With this approach, you get access to a broader capacity pool that can help your application sustain throughput during demand spikes. Models available from Canada With Amazon Bedrock, you can access three families of OpenAI models in Canada through cross-Region inference.

The following table summarizes each model and its positioning. GPT-6.1 Sol provides support for the same context window (how much text a model can consider at once) and tool calling, with additional input and output modalities documented in its model card.