Databricks releases, every cloud
- Unity Gateway support for compliance security profile standards
Enabled by default for workspaces with compliance security profile. Supports all Databricks compliance standards.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway
Supports text and image inputs, accessible via Foundation Model APIs.
- See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.
- OpenAI GPT-6 Astra is now available on Unity Gateway
Available for enterprise workloads via pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.
- AI Search supports struct and map columns and filter-only queries
Supports indexing and filtering of struct and map columns, and filter-only queries without vector retrieval.
- Google Gemini 3.8 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
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- Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Zhipu AI GLM 5.3 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Supports up to 1,048,576 tokens and 65,536 output tokens. Accessed via Foundation Model APIs.
- Unity Catalog Skills (Beta)
Publishes and governs agent skills, controlling access with Unity Catalog permissions.
- Zhipu AI GLM 5.3 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API, with centralized permissions and no code changes required.
- ai_prep_search supports plain text and markdown input (Beta)
Accepts STRING content, no need for ai_parse_document preprocessing.
- Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API Coming soon
Replaced by custom agents on Databricks Apps, ends September 30, 2026.
- 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.
- Smart Routing: Cut AI costs by routing each task to the right model
Works with Claude Code and Codex via Unity Gateway CLI or Omnigent. Cuts task cost by over 30%.
- ai_search function (Beta)
Retrieves info from AI Search indexes, generating optimized queries and returning relevant documents.
- 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.
- Upcoming general availability of Unity Gateway Coming soon
Extends Unity Catalog governance to runtime interactions, controls AI service usage, and monitors traffic. Available by default for workspaces with compliance security profile in mid-September.
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.
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- Priority pay-per-token for Foundation Model APIs
Priority mode is for latency-sensitive applications, requiring partner or open source models.
- 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.
- Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requiring compliance with applicable terms.
- Genie Code Chat/Agent mode selector removed
Genie Code now runs exclusively in Agent mode, use prompts to disable autonomous task execution.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Faster inference tables for custom model serving endpoints
Ingests through endpoint telemetry, with configurable sampling, and requires AI Gateway setup.
- Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools
Adds Unity Catalog volumes as subagent tools, allowing coordinated access.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Anthropic Claude Fable 5 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Requires pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.
- AI Search supports selected text columns, sorting, and aggregations (Beta)
Supports keyword matching in selected columns, sorting by indexed columns, and aggregate counts.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports web search as a built-in tool
Returns synthesized answers with source citations, also available as databricks_web_search tool in Supervisor API.
- Full page Genie Code (Beta)
Runs multiple threads in parallel, personalizes with skills and servers.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Anthropic Claude Opus 4.8 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Access via Foundation Model APIs, pay-per-token.
- Removed legacy Assistant slash commands
/settings and /rename are replaced by notebook UI settings and rename options.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports nesting supervisor agents as subagent tools
Enables nested multi-agent orchestration by adding Supervisor Agents as subagent tools.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools
Adds Unity Catalog tables as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports vector search indexes as subagent tools
Adds support for vector search indexes as subagent tools, usable in coordinated multi-agent systems.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Share Genie Code chat threads
Recipients get read-only access, can be users, groups, or service principals.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Agent Bricks Supervisor Agent now supports custom MCP servers and custom agents on Databricks Apps
Adds support for custom MCP servers and custom agents hosted in Databricks Apps as subagents.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Manage Supervisor Agent programmatically with the Databricks SDK (Beta)
Creates and manages Supervisor Agent and tools via Python SDK. Requires Databricks SDK for Python.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - CPU_MEDIUM and CPU_LARGE workload types for Model Serving (Beta)
Trade concurrency for more memory per worker on same CPU hardware, for models needing more memory than standard CPU workload.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Supervisor API for building agents (Beta)
Replaces multiple API calls with a single call to build agents.
- Anthropic Claude Opus 4.7 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, supports pay-per-token queries.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - AI Gateway now governs MCP servers (Beta)
Enforces access control and monitors usage across MCP interactions, replacing prior governance methods.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
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