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  1. Empty vector search endpoints no longer incur charges

    Charges stop 24 hours after last index is deleted.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  2. Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Access via Foundation Model APIs or AI Functions, supporting pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  3. OpenAI GPT-5.4 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
  4. Knowledge Assistant is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers

    Requires compliance security profile and HIPAA controls.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  5. Supervisor Agent is now available in additional regions

    Now available in 9 more regions, see list of supported regions for details.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud)
  6. Managed OAuth flows for external MCP servers

    Eliminates need to register own OAuth app, supports Glean, GitHub, Google Drive, and SharePoint APIs.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
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  8. OpenAI GPT-5.3 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Available via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requiring compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  9. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is rolling out in Current

    Replaces version 2025.39, requires no setup changes.

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  10. Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Access via Foundation Model APIs, AI Functions for batch inference.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  11. Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  12. Qwen3-Embedding-0.6B now available in Public Preview as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  13. Databricks SQL version 2025.40 is now available in Preview

    Adds SQL scripting with procedural logic and expands parameter markers and IDENTIFIER clause support.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  14. Supervisor Agent is now Generally Available

    Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  15. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.6 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, supports pay-per-token and query reasoning and vision models.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  16. OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Excels at code generation and refactoring tasks. Accessible via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  17. OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Excels at code generation and debugging tasks, accessed via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  18. Knowledge Assistant is now available in more regions

    Available in us-east-2, ca-central-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, ap-southeast-1, and ap-southeast-2. Requires cross-geo processing in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-2.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  19. Managed MCP servers is now Public Preview

    Allows AI agents to connect to Databricks resources and external APIs.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
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  21. Knowledge Assistant is now generally available

    Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  22. OpenAI GPT-5.1 Codex Max and Codex Mini now available as Databricks-hosted models

    Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, subject to OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  23. OpenAI GPT-5.1 Codex Max and Codex Mini now available as Databricks-hosted models

    Supports code generation and refactoring via Foundation Model APIs. Requires pay-per-token access.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  24. Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  25. Gemini 3 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Offers speed and scale for video analysis and data extraction. Requires no setup.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  26. OpenAI GPT-5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  27. Anthropic Claude Opus 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions, supports pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  28. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current

    Includes new features, see documentation for details.

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  29. Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions, supporting pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  30. Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  31. Databricks SQL alerts are now in Public Preview

    Offers a new editing experience, replacing the previous version.

    #Data Warehousing#Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  32. OpenAI GPT-5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model

    Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  33. Convert foreign tables to Unity Catalog managed or external tables (Public Preview)

    Requires Databricks Runtime 17.0 LTS or above. Uses ALTER TABLE SET MANAGED or SET EXTERNAL.

    #Databricks SQL#Unity Catalog
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  34. New MCP server tab

    Shows managed and external servers, and lists available servers from Databricks Marketplace.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  35. SQL Editor visualization fix

    Tooltips now display in front of the legend.

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  36. Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)

    Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  37. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview

    Adds EXECUTE IMMEDIATE constant expressions and LIMIT ALL for recursive CTEs.

    #Databricks SQL
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  38. Feedback model deprecated for AI agents

    Replaced by log_feedback API in MLflow 3.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  39. Request logs and assessment logs tables deprecated

    Replaced by MLflow 3 for real-time tracing, stops populating November 15, 2025.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  40. Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers

    Delegates tasks to Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers.

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    AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown)
  41. OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models.

    #Databricks AI#Model Serving
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  42. Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models now supported on pay-per-token endpoints

    Supports pay-per-token endpoints and Function calling.

    #Databricks AI
    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)

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