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Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content. #Marketplace	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. #Marketplace	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
Use Universal Commits to purchase Marketplace partner products Up to 10% of Universal Commits can be used for third-party products. #Marketplace	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
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation Conceptual topics are now under Concepts. #Documentation #Lakeflow	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 9, 2026
Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta) Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs. #Machine Learning #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	May 20, 2026
Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps. #Marketplace	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
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs. #Documentation	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Not on SAP	Mar 31, 2026
Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta) Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry. #Machine Learning #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	Not on GCP	Not on SAP	Mar 6, 2026
Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details. #API	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Feb 24, 2026
Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta) Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	Not on GCP	Unknown on SAP	Nov 4, 2025
Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 13, 2025
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. #Databricks AI #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	Not on Azure	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Oct 6, 2025
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis. #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 29, 2025
Route-optimized endpoints now require route-optimized URL path for querying Requires route-optimized URL path for querying, standard workspace URL path not supported for new endpoints. #Model Serving	On AWS, read it on their docs	On Azure, read it on their docs	On GCP, read it on their docs	Unknown on SAP	Sep 22, 2025

Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks
They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content.

#Marketplace

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 25, 2026
Install third-party apps from Databricks Marketplace
Installs apps directly in Unity Catalog-governed workspaces, keeping provider code closed-source.

#Marketplace

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 16, 2026
Use Universal Commits to purchase Marketplace partner products
Up to 10% of Universal Commits can be used for third-party products.

#Marketplace

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 15, 2026
Reorganized Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow documentation
Conceptual topics are now under Concepts.

#Documentation #Lakeflow

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Jun 9, 2026
Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)
Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.

#Machine Learning #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) May 20, 2026
Databricks Marketplace listing creation wizard
Guides setup of general info, data assets, and attributes in separate steps.

#Marketplace

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Apr 6, 2026
Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.

#Documentation

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) Mar 31, 2026
Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta)
Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry.

#Machine Learning #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docsGCP(not on this cloud)SAP(not on this cloud) Mar 6, 2026
Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.

#API

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Feb 24, 2026
Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)
Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP(not on this cloud)SAP(unknown) Nov 4, 2025
Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving
Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 13, 2025
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.

#Databricks AI #Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docsAzure(not on this cloud)GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Oct 6, 2025
Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.

#Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 29, 2025
Route-optimized endpoints now require route-optimized URL path for querying
Requires route-optimized URL path for querying, standard workspace URL path not supported for new endpoints.

#Model Serving

AWS, read it on their docs Azure, read it on their docs GCP, read it on their docsSAP(unknown) Sep 22, 2025

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