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Amazon Bedrock Provisioned Throughput vs Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU)
Side-by-side comparison of Amazon Bedrock Provisioned Throughput and Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU) for single-tenant LLM hosting. Deployment options, compliance, pricing, and operational fit compared.
Amazon Bedrock Provisioned Throughput
Provisioned Throughput reserves per-model capacity in Model Units (MUs), billed hourly with no-commitment, 1-month, or 6-month terms; required for serving customised models. AWS states Bedrock content is stored at rest in the Region of use and not shared with model providers. Example per-MU rates are published for some models; most quotes require an AWS account team.
Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU)
Provisioned throughput is now a Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry) deployment type billed hourly per PTU, with 1-month or 1-year Azure Reservations. Global, Data Zone (US/EU), and Regional options set where prompts are processed; stored data stays in the customer-designated geography. FedRAMP scope names Azure OpenAI; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and C5 attest the Azure platform.
From the data
Key differences
- Category Both are Hyperscaler dedicated offerings.
- Compliance Both document SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA BAA, C5, FedRAMP and GDPR DPA. Only Amazon Bedrock Provisioned Throughput documents SOC 3.
- Data residency Both have a verified data residency guarantee.
- Jurisdiction Both parent companies are under US jurisdiction.
- Pricing Amazon Bedrock Provisioned Throughput: Per Model Unit (MU) per hour; no-commitment, 1-month, or 6-month terms (no published pricing). Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU): Per PTU per hour; Azure Reservations discount with 1-month or 1-year terms (published pricing).
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Side by side
Capabilities compared
| Amazon Bedrock Provisioned Throughput | Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU) | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Hyperscaler dedicated | Hyperscaler dedicated |
| Deployment models | Provisioned throughputCustom model (provisioned) | Global provisionedData-zone provisionedRegional provisioned |
| Regions | US, Europe, Asia-Pacific | Global, US, Europe |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IISOC 3ISO 27001HIPAA BAAC5FedRAMPGDPR DPA | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001C5FedRAMPHIPAA BAAGDPR DPA |
| Pricing model | Per Model Unit (MU) per hour; no-commitment, 1-month, or 6-month terms | Per PTU per hour; Azure Reservations discount with 1-month or 1-year terms |
| Public pricing | No | Yes |
| Residency guarantee | Yes | Yes |
| Parent jurisdiction | US | US |
| Analyst note | Provisioned Throughput reserves per-model capacity in Model Units (MUs), billed hourly with no-commitment, 1-month, or 6-month terms; required for serving customised models. AWS states Bedrock content is stored at rest in the Region of use and not shared with model providers. Example per-MU rates are published for some models; most quotes require an AWS account team. | Provisioned throughput is now a Microsoft Foundry (formerly Azure AI Foundry) deployment type billed hourly per PTU, with 1-month or 1-year Azure Reservations. Global, Data Zone (US/EU), and Regional options set where prompts are processed; stored data stays in the customer-designated geography. FedRAMP scope names Azure OpenAI; SOC 2, ISO 27001, and C5 attest the Azure platform. |
Where they diverge
Deployment differentiation
Only Amazon Bedrock Provisioned Throughput
Both
No overlap in deployment models.
Only Azure OpenAI Provisioned Throughput (PTU)