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Gemma 4 models are now available on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-West)

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Based on AWS What's New · Jul 30, 2026

Amazon Web Services announced the availability of Google DeepMind’s Gemma 4 family of open-weight models on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-West).

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The Gemma 4 family of open-weight models from Google DeepMind on Amazon Bedrock in AWS GovCloud (US-West).
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With Gemma 4, you can build generative AI applications across reasoning, multimodal understanding, agentic, and software engineering workflows.
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Gemma 4 31B is suited for reasoning- and coding-heavy workloads with a 256K-token context window, Gemma 4 26B-A4B targets cost- and latency-sensitive workloads, and Gemma 4 E2B is the smallest variant, designed for low-latency interactive use cases.
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Gemma 4 runs on a new innovation in Amazon Bedrock designed for price performance, with improved support for tool calling, structured output, reasoning, and response streaming, so customers can build reliable generative AI applications with open-source models.
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Amazon Bedrock introduces new features to enhance the Gemma 4 models, including improved tool calling, structured output, reasoning capabilities, and response streaming.
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Customers in this environment can now deploy Gemma 4 models to support applications in sectors such as healthcare, finance, and public sector services.
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To begin using the Gemma 4 models, customers should visit the model detail pages in the Amazon Bedrock documentation.

The Gemma 4 family includes three variants—Gemma 4 31B, Gemma 4 26B-A4B, and Gemma 4 E2B—each optimized for different workloads. Gemma 4 31B supports reasoning and coding tasks with a 256K-token context window, while Gemma 4 26B-A4B prioritizes cost efficiency and low latency. The smallest model, Gemma 4 E2B, is designed for interactive applications requiring minimal delay. All variants support over 35 languages and multimodal inputs, including text, images, video, and audio.

Amazon Bedrock introduces new features to enhance the Gemma 4 models, including improved tool calling, structured output, reasoning capabilities, and response streaming. These updates aim to improve reliability and performance for generative AI applications built on open-source models. The changes are part of AWS’s ongoing efforts to optimize price performance for enterprise workloads in regulated environments.

The announcement applies specifically to AWS GovCloud (US-West), a region designed to meet stringent compliance and security requirements for U.S. government agencies and regulated industries. Customers in this environment can now deploy Gemma 4 models to support applications in sectors such as healthcare, finance, and public sector services. Access is available through the Amazon Bedrock console or documentation.

To begin using the Gemma 4 models, customers should visit the model detail pages in the Amazon Bedrock documentation. AWS provides guidance on deployment, pricing, and integration for each variant. The availability follows Google DeepMind’s release of the Gemma 4 family and aligns with AWS’s strategy to expand generative AI capabilities in secure cloud environments.

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