Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro 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 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available on GCP Available in 6 GCP regions, requiring cross-geo processing in europe-west3 and asia-southeast1. | Not on AWS | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 31, 2026 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano now available as Databricks-hosted models Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 17, 2026 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.4 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Not on SAP | Mar 5, 2026 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.3 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model Available via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requiring compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 25, 2026 |
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| Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model Access via Foundation Model APIs, AI Functions for batch inference. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Feb 19, 2026 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model Excels at code generation and refactoring tasks. Accessible via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Jan 29, 2026 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model Excels at code generation and debugging tasks, accessed via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Jan 29, 2026 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.1 Codex Max and Codex Mini now available as Databricks-hosted models Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, subject to OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Jan 12, 2026 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.1 Codex Max and Codex Mini now available as Databricks-hosted models Supports code generation and refactoring via Foundation Model APIs. Requires pay-per-token access. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Jan 12, 2026 |
| Gemini 3 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model Offers speed and scale for video analysis and data extraction. Requires no setup. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Dec 17, 2025 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Dec 11, 2025 |
| Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions, supporting pay-per-token and batch inference workloads. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 19, 2025 |
| Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 19, 2025 |
| OpenAI GPT-5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Nov 14, 2025 |
| Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta) Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models now supported on pay-per-token endpoints Supports pay-per-token endpoints and Function calling. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 28, 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | On GCP, read it on their docs | Unknown on SAP | Oct 6, 2025 |
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Google Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- Google Gemini 3.6 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- 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 - 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.
- Google Gemini 3.5 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, requires compliance with applicable terms.
- OpenAI GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.5 Pro now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requiring compliance with applicable terms.
- Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available on GCP
Available in 6 GCP regions, requiring cross-geo processing in europe-west3 and asia-southeast1.
- Databricks Documentation site table of contents tabs
Replaces static sidebar with tabbed navigation, includes 6 context tabs.
- OpenAI GPT-5.4 mini and GPT-5.4 nano now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
- OpenAI GPT-5.4 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis, requires compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
- OpenAI GPT-5.3 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Available via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, requiring compliance with OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
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- Change to use_case field in VPC endpoint API responses Coming soon
Changes from WORKSPACE_ACCESS to GENERAL_ACCESS, see API docs for details.
- Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Access via Foundation Model APIs, AI Functions for batch inference.
- OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Excels at code generation and refactoring tasks. Accessible via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token.
- OpenAI GPT-5.2 Codex now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Excels at code generation and debugging tasks, accessed via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token.
- OpenAI GPT-5.1 Codex Max and Codex Mini now available as Databricks-hosted models
Access via Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token, subject to OpenAI's Acceptable Use Policy.
- OpenAI GPT-5.1 Codex Max and Codex Mini now available as Databricks-hosted models
Supports code generation and refactoring via Foundation Model APIs. Requires pay-per-token access.
- Gemini 3 Flash now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Offers speed and scale for video analysis and data extraction. Requires no setup.
- OpenAI GPT-5.2 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions, supporting pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.
- Google Gemini 3 Pro Preview now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.
- OpenAI GPT-5.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs and AI Functions for pay-per-token and batch inference workloads.
- Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)
Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.
- Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models now supported on pay-per-token endpoints
Supports pay-per-token endpoints and Function calling.
- 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.
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