Amazon Bedrock Extends AWS PrivateLink Support to OpenAI-Compatible Endpoints

Bedrock now allows private, secure access to AI model serving endpoints via AWS PrivateLink, ensuring enhanced data privacy for generative AI apps.

By Lydia Stone · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-02-12 · 1 min read

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Amazon Bedrock, which facilitates enterprise access to foundational AI models, expanded AWS PrivateLink integration to include its bedrock-mantle endpoint. Previously available only for bedrock-runtime, PrivateLink enables private network connectivity to Bedrock AI inference services.

The bedrock-mantle endpoint, powered by Project Mantle’s distributed inference engine with OpenAI API compatibility, benefits from PrivateLink's secure, private endpoint access across multiple AWS Regions, improving data security and compliance for AI-driven applications.

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