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- Monitor all AI activity with the unified trace table (Beta)
Captures requests and responses in OpenTelemetry format.
- Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API Coming soon
Replaced by custom agents on Databricks Apps, ends September 30, 2026.
- ai_extract precision mode is now generally available
Supports multi-page documents and schemas with 50+ fields.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro (0813) is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. Switch models without changing application code.
- Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses
Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview.
- Google Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with no application code changes required.
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- Smart Routing: Cut AI costs by routing each task to the right model
It shifts routine work to lower-cost models and works with Claude Code and Codex through the Unity Gateway CLI or Omnigent.
- ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access.
- Databricks SQL version 2026.32 is now available in Preview
It includes the is_valid_variant function and supports REPLACE USING and REPLACE ON clauses with INSERT INTO.
- REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.
- Alert system tables are in Public Preview
Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls.
- ai_search function (Beta)
Retrieves info from AI Search indexes, generating optimized queries and returning relevant documents.
- Change data feed on materialized views (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations.
- Databricks-managed MCP connectors are now integrated with Unity Gateway (Beta)
Requires reauthentication to continue using with Genie One and Genie Code.
- Moonshot AI Kimi K3 is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. Supports native vision.
- Unity Gateway API: Manage resources with SDKs, the CLI, and Terraform
Manages endpoints, model providers, and MCP servers. Requires SDKs 0.125.0 and later or CLI v1.11.0 and later.
- Unity Gateway is now generally available
Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.
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- Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL
Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.
- Genie Code is now available on HIPAA compliance security profile workspaces with partner-powered AI features disabled
Genie Code uses Databricks-hosted models, with partner-powered AI features disabled.
- Use Unity Gateway with your own Claude enterprise subscription
Routes Claude code through Unity Gateway using existing subscriptions. No credentials are stored.
- Upcoming general availability of Unity Gateway Coming soon
Unity Gateway extends Unity Catalog governance to runtime interactions and will be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Anthropic Claude Opus 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.
- Priority pay-per-token for Foundation Model APIs
Priority mode is for latency-sensitive applications, requiring partner or open source models.
- Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Google Gemini 3.6 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Meta Llama 4 Maverick is retired
Replaced by OpenAI GPT OSS 120B, no longer on Google Cloud.
- Warehouse-level statement timeouts (Beta)
Set via statement_timeout field in Create or Update warehouse APIs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect and govern any external model provider
Unity Gateway connects external models with full governance and observability. It requires registration as a Unity Catalog securable.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Google Gemini 3 Pro is retired
Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - MLflow trace storage in Unity Catalog will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Stores MLflow traces in Unity Catalog tables with unlimited storage and OTel format. Requires compliance security profile.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - ai_extract and ai_classify are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Replaces manual text extraction and classification workflows, requires compliance security profile.
- Thinking Machine Labs Inkling now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview
Supports text and image inputs with a 1 million token context window. Access via Foundation Model APIs.
- Azure Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon
Enables read and write operations by default for tools like Slack and GitHub, and can be disabled in Unity Gateway.
- Databricks-provided MCP Services will GA soon Coming soon
Enables read and write operations for Slack, GitHub, and others by default, can be disabled in Unity Gateway.
- Databricks SQL alerts are now available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
Supports all compliance security profile standards, monitors data and KPIs via scheduled queries.
- OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-5.6 Terra, and GPT-5.6 Luna now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is scheduled for retirement
Replaced by Claude Sonnet 4.6, retiring October 9, 2026.
- Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are scheduled for retirement
Replaced by Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash, retiring October 2, 2026.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)
Requires account team enablement, restricts access to task-specific AI Functions.
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