Databricks releases, every cloud
| Release | Date | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 16, 2026 |
| The Azure Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available Connects Excel to Azure Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables Live query for pivot tables. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 10, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API Coming soon Replaced by custom agents on Databricks Apps, ends September 30, 2026. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Aug 21, 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jul 10, 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 |
| Managed agent memory is in Beta Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 23, 2026 |
| Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 18, 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 |
| Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 4, 2026 |
| 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. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Jun 3, 2026 |
| Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview) Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config. | On AWS, read it on their docs | Not on Azure | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 20, 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 |
| Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 19, 2026 |
| Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta) Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 14, 2026 |
| HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 11, 2026 |
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| Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | May 5, 2026 |
| Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 24, 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 |
| Supervisor API for building agents (Beta) Replaces multiple API calls with a single call to build agents. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 20, 2026 |
| Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available in additional regions Available in ap-south-1 region, requires cross-geo processing. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Agent Bricks now covers all Databricks AI capabilities Covers declarative agents and all other Databricks AI capabilities. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Classification and Information Extraction are in Public Preview Built on v2 signatures of ai_classify and ai_extract, they provide visual UIs for document analysis. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Supervisor Agent supports long-running tasks Supports tasks that exceed 2-minute timeout, using task continuation. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 21, 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 |
| Knowledge Assistant is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers Requires compliance security profile and HIPAA controls. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Supervisor Agent is now available in additional regions Now available in 9 more regions, see list of supported regions for details. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview) Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel. | Not on AWS | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Not on SAP | Mar 2, 2026 |
| Supervisor Agent is now Generally Available Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Feb 10, 2026 |
| Knowledge Assistant is now available in more regions Available in us-east-2, ca-central-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, ap-southeast-1, and ap-southeast-2. Requires cross-geo processing in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-2. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Knowledge Assistant is now generally available Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Jan 13, 2026 |
| 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 |
| Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers Delegates tasks to Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Mosaic AI Agent Framework supports automatic authentication passthrough for Lakebase resources Requires MLFlow 3.3.2 or above. | On AWS, read it on their docs | On Azure, read it on their docs | Not on GCP | Unknown on SAP | Sep 23, 2025 |
- Anthropic models will be removed from AWS GovCloud IL5 workspaces Coming soon
Removal affects IL5 workspaces on AWS GovCloud. Endpoints must be migrated before September 19, 2026.
- The Azure Databricks Excel Add-in is now generally available
Connects Excel to Azure Databricks workspace for querying and data import. Enables Live query for pivot tables.
- Genie Code for AI Runtime (Public Preview)
Generates distributed training code and resolves environment issues. Requires AI Runtime.
- Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API Coming soon
Replaced by custom agents on Databricks Apps, ends September 30, 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.
- 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.
- Run the change, do not just read it. Hands-on labs in your own Databricks workspace, graded when you submit. Browse labs
- 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.
- Custom Docker images for AI Runtime CLI workloads (Beta)
Allows custom system library versions and complex dependencies, requires setup via Use custom Docker images.
- Managed agent memory is in Beta
Stores memory in Unity Catalog memory stores, accessed through REST API.
- Publishing a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric is in Public Preview
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables directly.
- AI Runtime CLI (Beta)
Submits and manages distributed training workloads on serverless GPU compute from a local machine.
- Write data from Microsoft Excel back to Azure Databricks
Writes to Unity Catalog tables, overwriting existing ones if needed.
- 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.
- Configure Microsoft Entra ID SSO for Power BI (Public Preview)
Uses account-level federation policy, replacing manual config.
- Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)
Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.
- Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel support for all compliance security profile standards
Supports all Azure Databricks compliance security profiles.
- Publish a Unity Catalog catalog to Microsoft Fabric (Beta)
Creates a read-only mirrored catalog, allowing Fabric users to query Unity Catalog tables without data movement.
- HIPAA support for the Azure Databricks Add-in for Excel
Available for workspaces with HIPAA compliance across all supported regions. Requires a workspace with HIPAA compliance enabled.
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- Alibaba Cloud Qwen3.5 122B A10B now available as a Databricks-hosted model in Public Preview
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs, available in Public Preview.
- Azure Databricks Excel Add-in requires workspace preview enablement
Enabled from the Previews page by a workspace admin.
- AI Runtime 1xH100 accelerator (Beta)
Supports 1xH100 accelerator, see Hardware options for details.
- Supervisor API for building agents (Beta)
Replaces multiple API calls with a single call to build agents.
- Connect Lovable apps to Azure Databricks
Uses REST API and OAuth authentication. Requires machine-to-machine authentication setup.
- Agent Bricks Knowledge Assistant and Supervisor Agent are now available in additional regions
Available in ap-south-1 region, requires cross-geo processing.
- Agent Bricks now covers all Databricks AI capabilities
Covers declarative agents and all other Databricks AI capabilities.
- Classification and Information Extraction are in Public Preview
Built on v2 signatures of ai_classify and ai_extract, they provide visual UIs for document analysis.
- Supervisor Agent supports long-running tasks
Supports tasks that exceed 2-minute timeout, using task continuation.
- 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.
- Knowledge Assistant is now available by default for Enhanced Security and Compliance customers
Requires compliance security profile and HIPAA controls.
- Supervisor Agent is now available in additional regions
Now available in 9 more regions, see list of supported regions for details.
- Connect to Azure Databricks from Microsoft Excel (Public Preview)
Imports data from tables or Metric Views, executes SQL queries in Excel.
- Supervisor Agent is now Generally Available
Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security.
- Knowledge Assistant is now available in more regions
Available in us-east-2, ca-central-1, eu-central-1, eu-west-1, ap-southeast-1, and ap-southeast-2. Requires cross-geo processing in ap-southeast-1 and ap-southeast-2.
- Knowledge Assistant is now generally available
Available in select US regions for workspaces without Enhanced Security.
- Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)
Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.
- Supervisor Agent now supports Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers
Delegates tasks to Unity Catalog functions and external MCP servers.
- Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct now available in Beta
Supports 80B A3B Instruct in us-west-2 and ap-northeast-1 regions via pay-per-token APIs.
- Mosaic AI Agent Framework supports automatic authentication passthrough for Lakebase resources
Requires MLFlow 3.3.2 or above.
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