Amazon Bedrock vs Azure OpenAI Service: Pricing Comparison (2026)
Updated Aug 15, 2026AWSAzure
Overall Winner
AWS
AWS Wins
3
Azure Wins
1
Ties
0
Pricing Analysis
AWS wins 3 of 4 price comparisons, averaging 69.2% lower prices in categories where it leads.
Prices range from $0.000025/hr to $0.8000/hr across comparable tiers.
- ●AWS leads in Amazon Bedrock (3/4 tiers, avg 69% difference)
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Side-by-Side Pricing
Comparing Amazon Bedrock and Azure OpenAI Service across 4 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.
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| Category | AWS Amazon Bedrock | Azure Azure OpenAI Service | Diff | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock | $0.0001/hr USE1-openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-120b-mantle-input-tokens-standard ($0.11/mo) | $0.0000/hr gpt-4.1-nano-ft cached input global - gpt-4.1-nano-ft cached input global Tokens ($0.02/mo) | +83.3% | Azure |
Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock | $0.0003/hr USE1-writer.palmyra-vision-7b-input-tokens-priority ($0.19/mo) | $0.0014/hr R2 Inp DZone - V3.1 Inp DZone Tokens ($0.99/mo) | +80.7% | AWS |
Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock | $0.0008/hr USE1-Mistral-Large-3-675b-Instruct-output-tokens-flex ($0.55/mo) | $0.0083/hr o1 model ft grader cched input - o1 model ft grader cched input Tokens ($6.02/mo) | +90.9% | AWS |
Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock | $0.6250/hr USE1-xai.grok-4.3-mantle-input-tokens-flex ($456.25/mo) | $0.8000/hr gpt rt img mn in gl 1215 - gpt rt img mn in gl 1215 1M Tokens ($584.00/mo) | +21.9% | AWS |
When to Choose AWS Amazon Bedrock
- ✓Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock - saves $0.80/mo (80.7% cheaper)
- ✓Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock - saves $5.47/mo (90.9% cheaper)
- ✓Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock - saves $127.75/mo (21.9% cheaper)
When to Choose Azure Azure OpenAI Service
- ✓Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock - saves $0.07/mo (83.3% cheaper)
Monthly Cost Examples
Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock
AWS USE1-openai.gpt-oss-safeguard-120b-mantle-input-tokens-standard$0.11/mo
Azure gpt-4.1-nano-ft cached input global - gpt-4.1-nano-ft cached input global Tokens$0.02/mo
Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock
AWS USE1-Mistral-Large-3-675b-Instruct-output-tokens-flex$0.55/mo
Azure o1 model ft grader cched input - o1 model ft grader cched input Tokens$6.02/mo
Amazon Bedrock - Amazon Bedrock
AWS USE1-xai.grok-4.3-mantle-input-tokens-flex$456.25/mo
Azure gpt rt img mn in gl 1215 - gpt rt img mn in gl 1215 1M Tokens$584.00/mo
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