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OpenAI GPT-5.6 now on AWS in India at 80% lower cost
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in India, offering local inference, enterprise controls, and pricing up to 80% lower than earlier versions. The deployment is aimed at…
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 model is now available on Amazon Web Services (AWS) in India, offering local inference, enterprise controls, and pricing up to 80% lower than earlier versions. The deployment is aimed at Indian enterprises seeking faster and cheaper access to advanced AI capabilities.
The reduced cost applies to organisations using the model through AWS, which hosts the service within India to ensure data residency and lower latency. The move is expected to accelerate AI adoption among businesses that require compliance with local data regulations.
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Indian enterprises have been held back by the high cost and latency of accessing frontier AI models from overseas servers. Hosting GPT-5.6 on local AWS infrastructure solves both problems at once: inference happens in India, slashing response times, and the 80% price cut makes advanced AI viable for mid-sized companies that previously found it out of reach. Data residency also meets regulatory demands under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act. The real test will be adoption: whether Indian firms, which have been cautious about generative AI due to cost and compliance, now move from pilots to production. Watch for enterprise AI spending data from AWS India in the next quarter as an early signal.
Source: ndtvprofit.com
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