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- Moonshot AI Kimi K2.7 is scheduled for retirement
Replaced by Kimi K3, retiring October 30, 2026.
- Unity Gateway support for compliance security profile standards
Enabled by default for workspaces with compliance security profile. Supports all Databricks compliance standards.
- The counter_diff SQL window function is now available
Calculates differences between consecutive cumulative counter values, available in Databricks Runtime 19 and above.
- Window measures on a numeric index column in metric views
Supports unitless offset and ranges on consecutive integer columns, useful for non-calendar periods like fiscal weeks.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway
Supports text and image inputs, accessible via Foundation Model APIs.
- Standard performance mode is now available for one-time runs in the Jobs API
Sets performance_target to STANDARD. Supports Apache Airflow's DatabricksSubmitRunOperator.
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- Genie Code adds conversation controls
Lets you fork conversations, use /btw for side questions, and edit earlier messages.
- Partner-powered AI features can no longer be disabled in the settings UI
Settings API still allows enable or disable until November 1, 2026.
- See which chunks support each ai_search answer (Beta)
Added generate_citations option to show supporting chunks.
- The partner-powered AI features setting will be removed Coming soon
Settings will remain as is, but changes will require contacting the account team after removal.
- time_bucket SQL function aligns timestamps to fixed-width time buckets
Replaces date_trunc for non-calendar units, requires origin and width parameters.
- OpenAI GPT-6 Astra is now available on Unity Gateway
Available for enterprise workloads via pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.
- Environment version 6 is now available
Supports serverless and standard classic compute.
- 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.
- Anthropic Claude Fable 5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Genie Code scheduled tasks are now generally available
Runs prompts on a recurring schedule, producing a continuable Genie chat with results.
- Genie Code scheduled tasks will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces manual runs of recurring analysis tasks. Available in October 2026.
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- 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.
- AI Functions REST API is now generally available
Includes ai_parse_document, ai_extract, and ai_classify calls.
- Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)
Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime.
- Genie Code is now available as a Lakeflow Jobs task (Beta)
Runs prompts autonomously, reading upstream outputs and calling tools as needed, returning a conversation link.
- 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.
- Consumer access to query Unity Gateway services will become generally available Coming soon
Requires account admins to set budgets and rate limits beforehand to control model traffic.
- Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API Coming soon
Replaced by custom agents on Databricks Apps, ends September 30, 2026.
- ai_extract precision mode is now generally available
Supports multi-page documents and schemas with 50+ fields.
- Choose an effort level in Genie Code
Sets balance between response quality and cost, defaults to Auto for highest quality.
- Genie Code supports file uploads
Uploads are used as chat context, see Attach files for details.
- 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%.
- REPLACE USING flows for standalone streaming tables (Beta)
Replaces rows matching specified key columns, requires SEQUENCE BY column.
- Alert system tables are in Public Preview
Contains alerts and alert_evaluation_history tables for auditing and monitoring.
- ai_search function (Beta)
Retrieves info from AI Search indexes, generating optimized queries and returning relevant documents.
- Change data feed on materialized views (Beta)
Requires Databricks Runtime 18 LTS or above. Enables replication to external destinations.
- JAR tasks on serverless compute are now generally available
Requires matching Scala, Java Development Kit, and Databricks Connect versions.
- Full page Genie Code is now generally available
Runs multiple chats in parallel, with notebooks and files as tabs.
- Unity Gateway is now generally available
Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.
- Automatic cost attribution for materialized views and streaming tables in Databricks SQL
Inherits custom tags from enclosing SQL warehouse environment for billing.
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