Kubernetes 1.37 lands on EKS and AKS, GKE stays on Rapid Channel

AWS released Kubernetes 1.37 "Garhwal" on EKS across all regions, Microsoft plans AKS GA in October, and Google offers it only in the GKE Rapid Channel. Meanwhile, standard support for 1.34 on EKS ends December 2, 2026, after which clusters move to Extended Support at $0.60/hour instead of $0.10.

• EKS shipped 1.37 in early October 2026, including GovCloud and Frankfurt
• AKS has had 1.37 in preview since September, with GA due in October
• EKS Extended Support costs $0.60/hour, about $365 per cluster monthly
• 1.37 brings 67 enhancements, including GA Metrics API and DRA with taints