Google and AWS Diverge on AI Agent Control

Google and AWS are taking fundamentally different approaches to managing AI agents in enterprise production. Google handles agentic management at the system layer, while AWS uses a harness method operating at the execution layer. The debate intensified this month as Anthropic launched Claude Managed Agents and OpenAI enhanced its Agents SDK. AWS's Bedrock AgentCore prioritizes speed to production, while Google's Gemini focuses on system-level control, reflecting a broader split in how the AI stack is being architected.