Databricks releases, every cloud
- ai_prep_search (Beta)
Transforms ai_parse_document output into search-ready chunks for vector search and RAG pipelines.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard
Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available on GCP
Available in 6 GCP regions, requiring cross-geo processing in europe-west3 and asia-southeast1.
- Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
- ai_classify and ai_extract now support v2 signatures (Public Preview)
Supports improved quality and performance with native composability with ai_parse_document.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Supervisor Agent is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers
Requires compliance security profile and specific controls like HIPAA or PCI-DSS.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- OpenAI GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
- Empty vector search endpoints no longer incur charges
Charges stop 24 hours after last index is deleted.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
- Managed OAuth flows for external MCP servers
Eliminates need to register own OAuth app, supports Glean, GitHub, Google Drive, and SharePoint APIs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - 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.
- Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Access via Foundation Model APIs, AI Functions for batch inference.
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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- 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.
- Managed MCP servers is now Public Preview
Allows AI agents to connect to Databricks resources and external APIs.
- 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.
- 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.
- Anthropic Claude Haiku 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- Gemini 3 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Offers speed and scale for video analysis and data extraction. Requires no setup.
- OpenAI GPT-5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- List MCP servers in Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)
Lets users install MCP servers to connect AI agents to external data sources.
- New MCP server tab
Shows managed and external servers, and lists available servers from Databricks Marketplace.
- Feedback model deprecated for AI agents
Replaced by log_feedback API in MLflow 3.
- Request logs and assessment logs tables deprecated
Replaced by MLflow 3 for real-time tracing, stops populating November 15, 2025.
- OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving
Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models now supported on pay-per-token endpoints
Supports pay-per-token endpoints and Function calling.
- Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving
Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.
- 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.
- 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.
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- Prompt caching is now supported for Claude models
Caches thinking messages, images, and tool use via cache_control parameter.
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