How do I access Amazon Bedrock models?

Amazon Bedrock lets you tap into a variety of foundational AI models from big names like AI21 (“AI” 21) Labs, Anthropic, Cohere, Stability AI, and Amazon itself (with the Titan models).  But you won’t have access to use those models by default, so when you first get started, you’ll need to request access.

• Log in to the AWS Console and select one of the three regions where Bedrock is generally available: US East (N. Virginia), US West (Oregon), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo).  
• Navigate to Amazon Bedrock.

• From the Bedrock home page, click Get started.

• To get a better idea of the models available, and what each does, on the left-hand navigation, click Base models.

• Peruse the model descriptions and decide which ones are most interesting for your use case.
• Now to request access, go to the left-hand navigation and click Model access.  Then on the right, click Manage model access.

• Select the base models you’d like access to, and then click Save changes. 

You won’t be charged for just having access to the model; charges only accrue when you use the model. Also, not all models will be available, and some (like Claude) will require you to submit a use case before access is granted.

After you’ve requested access, it can take up to 72 hours for it to be granted, but in my experience, it happens much faster.