21 measured metrics · 1 study

Amazon BedrockvsAzure

No row separates them: 21 ties.

The verdict

Amazon Bedrock and Azure share 21 reported list prices from one study. No row names a winner: a reported list price has no interval, so each gap is stated, not ranked. Prices change often; the snapshot date is in each row’s context. The rows are 21 ties; each row says why.

Headline metrics

How far apart the two sides are on the headline metrics. Length is the ratio of the two values; it is not a winner.

Bar length is the ratio of the two values on a log scale, pointing to the larger one. Larger is not better for time, tokens or cost. A bar has a side’s color only when that side is ahead in the data; gray means the data does not separate them.

n is shown per side on every row

6 headline metrics as the ratio of the two values. None of them separates the sides in the data.

Metric by metric

Both values of a row come from the same chart in the same study. Each row has its own axis. The shaded band is where the two intervals or ranges overlap: a side is ahead only when they do not.

  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Azure
  • where the two overlap

Inference provider index: 27 models, 52 providers

21 ties
  • Claude Haiku 4.5: price per million tokens by provider (Input): Amazon Bedrock $1.00; Azure $1.00. Tie.
  • Claude Haiku 4.5: price per million tokens by provider (Output): Amazon Bedrock $5.00; Azure $5.00. Tie.
  • Claude Haiku 4.5: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read): Amazon Bedrock $0.10; Azure $0.10. Tie.
  • Claude Sonnet 5: price per million tokens by provider (Input): Amazon Bedrock $2.00; Azure $2.00. Tie.
  • Claude Sonnet 5: price per million tokens by provider (Output): Amazon Bedrock $10.00; Azure $10.00. Tie.
  • Claude Sonnet 5: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read): Amazon Bedrock $0.20; Azure $0.20. Tie.
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5: price per million tokens by provider (Input): Amazon Bedrock $2.00; Azure $2.00. Tie.
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5: price per million tokens by provider (Output): Amazon Bedrock $10.00; Azure $10.00. Tie.
  • Claude Sonnet 5.5: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read): Amazon Bedrock $0.20; Azure $0.20. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 4.8: price per million tokens by provider (Input): Amazon Bedrock $5.00; Azure $5.00. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 4.8: price per million tokens by provider (Output): Amazon Bedrock $25.00; Azure $25.00. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 4.8: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read): Amazon Bedrock $0.50; Azure $0.50. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 5: price per million tokens by provider (Input): Amazon Bedrock $5.00; Azure $5.00. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 5: price per million tokens by provider (Output): Amazon Bedrock $25.00; Azure $25.00. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 5: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read): Amazon Bedrock $0.50; Azure $0.50. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 5.5: price per million tokens by provider (Input): Amazon Bedrock $4.00; Azure $4.00. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 5.5: price per million tokens by provider (Output): Amazon Bedrock $20.00; Azure $20.00. Tie.
  • Claude Opus 5.5: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read): Amazon Bedrock $0.20; Azure $0.20. Tie.
  • Claude Fable 5.1: price per million tokens by provider (Input): Amazon Bedrock $10.00; Azure $10.00. Tie.
  • Claude Fable 5.1: price per million tokens by provider (Output): Amazon Bedrock $50.00; Azure $50.00. Tie.
  • Claude Fable 5.1: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read): Amazon Bedrock $0.25; Azure $0.25. Tie.

n is shown per side on every row

21 rows from 1 study. No row separates them: 21 ties.

When to pick which

Only from the rows above. A tie is not a reason to pick either side.

When to pick Amazon Bedrock

No row in this data puts Amazon Bedrock ahead of Azure. Pick on other grounds (price, access, the tasks you run), or measure your own workload.

When to pick Azure

No row in this data puts Azure ahead of Amazon Bedrock. Pick on other grounds (price, access, the tasks you run), or measure your own workload.

Side by side

The study charts, showing only these two. Open a study for every configuration.

Reported

Input

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Output

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Cache read

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

One panel per series, all on the same axis.

Third-party reported values. 2 rows, 3 series: Input, Output, Cache read. Input: all at $1.00. Output: all at $5.00.

Notes

Standard tier, one bar per provider (its cheapest standard endpoint); reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06

Prices reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06; third-party-reported, not measured by Agent. Sorted from the lowest to the highest blended price (3 input : 1 output). A parenthesis names the quantization the provider reported; lower precision or a shorter context can explain a lower price, so check the endpoint table. Flex, priority, fast and regional endpoints are left out here because they are priced differently on purpose.

Source: OpenRouter public API: models and provider endpoints (snapshot)

Reported

Input

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Output

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Cache read

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

One panel per series, all on the same axis.

Third-party reported values. 2 rows, 3 series: Input, Output, Cache read. Input: all at $2.00. Output: all at $10.00.

Notes

Standard tier, one bar per provider (its cheapest standard endpoint); reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06

Prices reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06; third-party-reported, not measured by Agent. Sorted from the lowest to the highest blended price (3 input : 1 output). A parenthesis names the quantization the provider reported; lower precision or a shorter context can explain a lower price, so check the endpoint table. Flex, priority, fast and regional endpoints are left out here because they are priced differently on purpose.

Source: OpenRouter public API: models and provider endpoints (snapshot)

Reported

Input

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Output

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Cache read

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

One panel per series, all on the same axis.

Third-party reported values. 2 rows, 3 series: Input, Output, Cache read. Input: all at $2.00. Output: all at $10.00.

Notes

Standard tier, one bar per provider (its cheapest standard endpoint); reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06

Prices reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06; third-party-reported, not measured by Agent. Sorted from the lowest to the highest blended price (3 input : 1 output). A parenthesis names the quantization the provider reported; lower precision or a shorter context can explain a lower price, so check the endpoint table. Flex, priority, fast and regional endpoints are left out here because they are priced differently on purpose.

Source: OpenRouter public API: models and provider endpoints (snapshot)

Reported

Input

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Output

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

Cache read

Amazon Bedrock
Azure

One panel per series, all on the same axis.

Third-party reported values. 2 rows, 3 series: Input, Output, Cache read. Input: all at $5.00. Output: all at $25.00.

Notes

Standard tier, one bar per provider (its cheapest standard endpoint); reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06

Prices reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06; third-party-reported, not measured by Agent. Sorted from the lowest to the highest blended price (3 input : 1 output). A parenthesis names the quantization the provider reported; lower precision or a shorter context can explain a lower price, so check the endpoint table. Flex, priority, fast and regional endpoints are left out here because they are priced differently on purpose.

Source: OpenRouter public API: models and provider endpoints (snapshot)

How a row is called

  • AheadThe 95% intervals do not overlap, or the run ranges or p50–p95 bands do not overlap with at least 5 runs per side.
  • TieThe values match, or both sit at the same ceiling.
  • UnclearThe intervals or ranges overlap, too few runs were recorded, no interval was recorded, or more is not better (token counts are never a win).
  • CalculationDerived from list prices and recorded counts. Not a bill and not a run.

The dataset compiler makes every call; this page only draws it. No composite score, no rank.

Questions

Which is better, Amazon Bedrock or Azure?
Amazon Bedrock and Azure share 21 reported list prices from one study. No row names a winner: a reported list price has no interval, so each gap is stated, not ranked. Prices change often; the snapshot date is in each row’s context. The rows are 21 ties; each row says why.
How were Amazon Bedrock and Azure measured?
They share 21 measured metrics from 1 public study: Inference provider index: 27 models, 52 providers. Every row names its configuration, its sample size and its interval or range.
How do Amazon Bedrock and Azure compare on claude Haiku 4.5: price per million tokens by provider (Input)?
Amazon Bedrock: $1.00 (Claude Haiku 4.5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Azure: $1.00 (Claude Haiku 4.5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Same reported list price.
How do Amazon Bedrock and Azure compare on claude Haiku 4.5: price per million tokens by provider (Output)?
Amazon Bedrock: $5.00 (Claude Haiku 4.5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Azure: $5.00 (Claude Haiku 4.5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Same reported list price.
How do Amazon Bedrock and Azure compare on claude Haiku 4.5: price per million tokens by provider (Cache read)?
Amazon Bedrock: $0.10 (Claude Haiku 4.5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Azure: $0.10 (Claude Haiku 4.5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Same reported list price.
How do Amazon Bedrock and Azure compare on claude Sonnet 5: price per million tokens by provider (Input)?
Amazon Bedrock: $2.00 (Claude Sonnet 5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Azure: $2.00 (Claude Sonnet 5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Same reported list price.
How do Amazon Bedrock and Azure compare on claude Sonnet 5: price per million tokens by provider (Output)?
Amazon Bedrock: $10.00 (Claude Sonnet 5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Azure: $10.00 (Claude Sonnet 5 · reported by OpenRouter’s public API, snapshot 2026-10-06). Same reported list price.

The studies behind this page

  • Inference
  • Providers

Inference provider index: 27 models, 52 providers

Price per million tokens for 27 models across 52 providers, the spread between them and OpenRouter’s markup over first-party prices.

265endpoints, 52 providers, 27 models · Provider endpoints in the snapshot · n = 27

34 chartsUpdated October 6, 2026

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