What changed
The ChatGPT desktop app is now available on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US). According to AWS's announcement, organizations reach OpenAI's frontier models through two components: Work, which completes complex, multi-step tasks, and Codex, a coding agent for developing, testing and reviewing software.
Who it's for
The setup targets organizations whose security architecture requires model inference to use AWS GovCloud (US) identities, endpoints and regional controls. Model requests are routed through Amazon Bedrock Mantle in us-gov-west-1, and access can be governed with AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) and existing GovCloud network controls.
Usage and pricing
Codex is available through the desktop app, the Codex CLI, and integrations with Visual Studio Code, JetBrains and Xcode. Model inference goes through the Responses API on Bedrock. For customers with data residency requirements, processing stays within the selected Bedrock Region. Pricing is per token with no seat licenses or per-developer commitments, and zero data retention (ZDR) is supported.
Limits
AWS stresses that this setup does not by itself authorize a workload. Organizations remain responsible for reviewing the selected model, AWS services, Region, endpoint, workstation controls and data flows against their own security plan.
