Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 16, 2026 |
| The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available Connects Excel to Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables live query for pivot tables. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Web search in Genie One (Beta) Searches public web for current info, citing sources as links. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Genie One and Genie Agents can now use models served through OpenAI on Databricks Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Genie One web search is in Beta Searches public web for current info, cites sources as links. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Sep 1, 2026 |
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| ai_transcribe function (Beta) Transcribes audio files into text with optional speaker diarization. Returns VARIANT value. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 29, 2026 |
| xAI Grok 4.6 is now available on Unity Gateway Access through governed API, switch models without changing code. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 26, 2026 |
| LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta) Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Write data back to Databricks from Google Sheets Creates or overwrites Unity Catalog tables from Google Sheets. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 20, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 14, 2026 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) is now available on Unity Gateway Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Genie Code web search is in Beta Searches the public web for current info, disabled by default. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 6, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Filter updates for the Databricks Excel Add-in Supports cascading filters and case-insensitive string matching, replaces LIKE and IN filters. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Automated setup for S3 external locations Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Jul 22, 2026 |
| Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 21, 2026 |
| Google Gemini 3.6 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 21, 2026 |
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| Custom URLs for your Databricks account (Public Preview) Replaces default URL, requires claim and enable process. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 15, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 10, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Zhipu AI GLM 5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Supports 1 million token context window and long-horizon reasoning. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | On SAP, read it on their docs | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Okta support for automatic identity management is now generally available Lets you sync users and groups from Okta without SCIM provisioning. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | On SAP, read it on their docs | Jul 3, 2026 |
| Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image now available as Databricks-hosted models Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring customer compliance with applicable terms. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1) Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Customer-managed VPC will soon be required for classic workspaces Coming soon New classic workspaces will require a customer-managed VPC, replacing Databricks-managed VPC. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Databricks connector for Power Platform is generally available Connects Databricks to Power Platform services like Power BI and Power Apps. Requires Databricks account and Power Platform license. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Use OAuth to authenticate Databricks connections in Power Platform Replaces personal access tokens, requires setup in Power Platform. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| Genie Code now uses models served through OpenAI on Databricks Adds OpenAI to existing Azure OpenAI and Anthropic models. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Automatic identity management for Okta (Public Preview) Syncs Okta users and groups without SCIM provisioning. Requires identity federated workspaces. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 9, 2026 |
| Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services is now generally available Supports Lakebase Autoscaling and Zerobus Ingest. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | On SAP, read it on their docs | Jun 8, 2026 |
| AWS Graviton instances are now supported with the compliance security profile Supports all compliance standards in AWS commercial regions and GovCloud. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 5, 2026 |
| Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Automatic identity management with Microsoft Entra ID is now GA Replaces SCIM provisioning, syncs users and groups from Microsoft Entra ID. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | On SAP, read it on their docs | May 26, 2026 |
| Account access denylist for automatic identity management (Public Preview) Blocks access for specified users, groups, or service principals. Applies to AWS and GCP accounts with automatic identity management. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | May 22, 2026 |
| Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview) Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | May 19, 2026 |
| Google Gemini 3.5 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | May 19, 2026 |
| Configure an additional recipient for workspace operational emails Receives operational updates like breaking changes and incident communications, use a distribution-list alias for multiple people. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | On SAP, read it on their docs | May 14, 2026 |
- Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon
Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026.
- The Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
Connects Excel to Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables live query for pivot tables.
- Lakebase now supports PCI-DSS and HITRUST in all AWS regions
Requires compliance security profile enabled. Previously limited to us-east-1 region.
- Web search in Genie One (Beta)
Searches public web for current info, citing sources as links.
- Genie One and Genie Agents can now use models served through OpenAI on Databricks
Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled.
- Genie One web search is in Beta
Searches public web for current info, cites sources as links.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- ai_transcribe function (Beta)
Transcribes audio files into text with optional speaker diarization. Returns VARIANT value.
- xAI Grok 4.6 is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through governed API, switch models without changing code.
- LTAP Direct Writes accelerates synced table loads (Beta)
Requires Postgres 17, enabled from Previews page. Writes directly to storage layer.
- Write data back to Databricks from Google Sheets
Creates or overwrites Unity Catalog tables from Google Sheets.
- 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.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls.
- Genie Code web search is in Beta
Searches the public web for current info, disabled by default.
- 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.
- Filter updates for the Databricks Excel Add-in
Supports cascading filters and case-insensitive string matching, replaces LIKE and IN filters.
- Automated setup for S3 external locations
Uses AWS IAM temporary delegation to configure external locations and provision required resources.
- 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.
- Get this table by email. One Monday mail covering the week, filtered to the clouds and products you run. Weekly digest
- Custom URLs for your Databricks account (Public Preview)
Replaces default URL, requires claim and enable process.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Zhipu AI GLM 5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Supports 1 million token context window and long-horizon reasoning. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs - Okta support for automatic identity management is now generally available
Lets you sync users and groups from Okta without SCIM provisioning.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs - Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image now available as Databricks-hosted models
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring customer compliance with applicable terms.
- Lakebase now available in AWS Tokyo region (ap-northeast-1)
Available in ap-northeast-1, supports Postgres database.
- Customer-managed VPC will soon be required for classic workspaces Coming soon
New classic workspaces will require a customer-managed VPC, replacing Databricks-managed VPC.
- Databricks connector for Power Platform is generally available
Connects Databricks to Power Platform services like Power BI and Power Apps. Requires Databricks account and Power Platform license.
- Use OAuth to authenticate Databricks connections in Power Platform
Replaces personal access tokens, requires setup in Power Platform.
- Genie Code now uses models served through OpenAI on Databricks
Adds OpenAI to existing Azure OpenAI and Anthropic models.
- Automatic identity management for Okta (Public Preview)
Syncs Okta users and groups without SCIM provisioning. Requires identity federated workspaces.
- Inbound Private Link for performance-intensive services is now generally available
Supports Lakebase Autoscaling and Zerobus Ingest.
- AWS Graviton instances are now supported with the compliance security profile
Supports all compliance standards in AWS commercial regions and GovCloud.
- Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.
- Automatic identity management with Microsoft Entra ID is now GA
Replaces SCIM provisioning, syncs users and groups from Microsoft Entra ID.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs - Account access denylist for automatic identity management (Public Preview)
Blocks access for specified users, groups, or service principals. Applies to AWS and GCP accounts with automatic identity management.
- Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)
Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.
- Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Databricks compliance security profiles. Requires Public Preview.
- Google Gemini 3.5 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Configure an additional recipient for workspace operational emails
Receives operational updates like breaking changes and incident communications, use a distribution-list alias for multiple people.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP, read it on their docs
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