Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview) Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview) Replaces JSON with serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest. Requires endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta) Allows custom system library versions and complex dependencies, requires setup via Use custom Docker images. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 25, 2026 |
| Install third-party apps from Databricks Marketplace Installs apps directly in Unity Catalog-governed workspaces, keeping provider code closed-source. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 16, 2026 |
| Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs | |||||
| Use Universal Commits to purchase Marketplace partner products Up to 10% of Universal Commits can be used for third-party products. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Jun 15, 2026 |
| AI Runtime CLI (Beta) Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 12, 2026 |
| Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta) Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 2026 |
| AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta) Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 21, 2026 |
| Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Apr 6, 2026 |
| AI Runtime is now in Public Preview Adds GPU support to serverless compute for deep learning workloads. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Declarative Feature Engineering APIs (Beta) Define time-windowed aggregation features from data sources, materialize to Delta tables or Lakebase. Available in us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 9, 2026 |
| Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta) Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 6, 2026 |
| List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview) Allows distribution of AI tools and connection to external data sources, requires provider listing. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Nov 6, 2025 |
| List MCP servers in Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview) Lets users install MCP servers to connect AI agents to external data sources. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 6, 2025 |
- Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)
Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime.
- Web terminal on serverless GPU compute (AI Runtime) is in Public Preview
Runs shell commands, monitors GPU usage, and manages files on serverless GPU compute. Requires environment version 5 or above.
- Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview)
Replaces JSON with serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest. Requires endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta)
Allows custom system library versions and complex dependencies, requires setup via Use custom Docker images.
- Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks
They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Install third-party apps from Databricks Marketplace
Installs apps directly in Unity Catalog-governed workspaces, keeping provider code closed-source.
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
- Use Universal Commits to purchase Marketplace partner products
Up to 10% of Universal Commits can be used for third-party products.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - AI Runtime CLI (Beta)
Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine.
- Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)
Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.
- AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta)
Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details.
- 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) - AI Runtime is now in Public Preview
Adds GPU support to serverless compute for deep learning workloads.
- Declarative Feature Engineering APIs (Beta)
Define time-windowed aggregation features from data sources, materialize to Delta tables or Lakebase. Available in us-east-1 and us-west-2 regions.
- Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta)
Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry.
- List MCP servers in Azure Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)
Allows distribution of AI tools and connection to external data sources, requires provider listing.
- List MCP servers in Databricks Marketplace (Public Preview)
Lets users install MCP servers to connect AI agents to external data sources.
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