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  1. 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.

  2. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  3. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  4. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  5. 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.

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

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

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  8. Gemini 3 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model

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

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

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

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  10. 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.

  11. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is rolling out in Current

    Includes new features, see documentation for details.

  12. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  13. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  14. 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.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  15. New MCP server tab

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

  16. SQL Editor visualization fix

    Tooltips now display in front of the legend.

  17. Databricks SQL version 2025.35 is now available in Preview

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

  18. Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models now supported on pay-per-token endpoints

    Supports pay-per-token endpoints and Function calling.

    AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown)
  19. New alert editing experience

    Replaces old editor with a multi-tab editor for unified workflow.

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  21. Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.

  22. SQL MCP server now available (Beta)

    Executes SQL queries against Unity Catalog tables using SQL warehouses. Available at https://<workspace-hostname>/api/2.0/mcp/sql.

  23. Visualizations fix

    Fixes legend selection for charts with aliased series names in SQL editor and notebooks.

  24. Mosaic AI Model Serving now supports OpenAI GPT 5 models (preview)

    Supports GPT-5, GPT-5 mini, and GPT-5 nano models for batch inference with AI Functions.

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

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

  26. Prompt caching is now supported for Claude models

    Caches thinking messages, images, and tool use via cache_control parameter.

  27. Semantic metadata in metric views

    Requires YAML 1.1 and Databricks Runtime 17.3 or higher.

  28. Databricks SQL version 2025.30 is now available in Preview

    Adds LIKE operator support for UTF8 collations and ST_ExteriorRing function.

  29. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is rolling out in Current

    Rolls out from August 20th to August 28th, 2025.

  30. Databricks SQL version 2025.25 is now available in Preview

    Adds recursive common table expressions and spatial SQL expressions.

  31. Fixed timeout handling for materialized views and streaming tables

    New views and tables apply warehouse timeout, existing ones require CREATE OR REFRESH. Default timeout is 2 days.

  32. Token-based rate limits now available on AI Gateway

    Configures rate limits on model serving endpoints, replacing legacy governance settings, and requires configuration updates.

  33. OpenAI GPT OSS models now support function calling

    Supports function and tool calling on Databricks-hosted models.

  34. OpenAI GPT OSS models now supported on provisioned throughput

    Supports GPT OSS 120B and 20B models on provisioned throughput.

  35. Use OpenAI GPT OSS models for batch inference and structured outputs

    Optimized for AI Functions with batch inference and structured outputs. Supports ai_query().

  36. OpenAI GPT OSS models now available on Mosaic AI Model Serving

    Supports GPT OSS 120B and 20B as hosted foundation models, accessible via pay-per-token APIs.

  37. Preset date ranges for parameters in the SQL editor

    Includes options like This week, Last 30 days, and Last year for timestamp and date parameters.

  38. Jobs & Pipelines list now includes Databricks SQL pipelines

    Includes materialized views and streaming tables created with Databricks SQL.

  39. Inline execution history in SQL editor

    Shows past results without re-executing queries, links to past query profiles.

  40. Databricks SQL version 2025.20 is now available in Current

    Rolls out in stages to the Current channel, see 2025.20 features for details.

  41. SQL editor updates

    Supports date-range and multi-select parameters, and rearranges the run button and catalog picker to the header.

  42. Git support for alerts

    Tracks alert changes, requires placing alerts in a Databricks Git folder. Newly cloned alerts are paused.

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