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- AI Search High QPS is now generally available
Sets target QPS on standard endpoints for high-throughput workloads. Existing endpoints are not affected.
- AI Search high QPS will soon be available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled Coming soon
Replaces manual configuration for high-throughput workloads, existing endpoints unchanged.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview)
Replaces JSON with serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest. Requires endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Code now supports auto-approve for tool actions
Approves tool actions without prompts, using an AI classifier to block risky ones.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Serve custom LLMs with Custom Model Serving (Beta)
Supports multimodal models and PEFT recipes, unlike Foundation Model APIs.
- 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.
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- Sample Data Explorer is generally available
Lets you ask questions about Unity Catalog tables using natural language, returning SQL queries.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Workspace skills for Genie Code are now available
Workspace admins can create shared skills for machine learning pipelines and domain-specific processes.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Databricks Assistant is now Genie Code
Adds autonomous multi-step data tasks, replaces Databricks Assistant.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Endpoint telemetry for custom model serving endpoints (Beta)
Stores logs, traces, and metrics in Unity Catalog Delta tables using OpenTelemetry.
- Connect Databricks Assistant to MCP servers
Connects to external tools and data sources through MCP servers, requiring permission to use added servers.
- Partner-powered AI features are now supported in the Canada, Brazil, and United Kingdom Azure Geographies
Uses models hosted in the same Azure Geography as the workspace, requires cross-geo processing for some features.
- Create skills for Databricks Assistant
Extends Databricks Assistant with domain-specific tasks, following the open Agent Skills standard.
- Databricks Assistant Agent mode is now in Public Preview
Automates multiple steps from a single prompt, using Azure OpenAI or Anthropic.
- Function calling and structured output now available using the Alibaba Cloud Qwen3-Next Instruct model (Beta)
Supports Qwen3-Next 80B A3B Instruct model.
- Databricks Assistant Agent mode can now use models served through Anthropic on Databricks
Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled. Uses endpoints hosted by Databricks.
- OpenAI GPT 5 models are now generally available in Mosaic AI Model Serving
Includes GPT-5 mini and nano models.
- 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.
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- Improved autoscaling behavior for Mosaic AI Model Serving
Ignores brief traffic surges, scaling on sustained load increases. Reduces unnecessary concurrency scaling.
- The Data Science Agent can now also use models served through Anthropic on Databricks
Uses models served through Anthropic when partner-powered AI features are enabled. Requires partner-powered AI features to be enabled.
- 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.
- Notebook improvements
Cell execution minimap appears in right margin, supports up to 100MB notebooks.
- Anthropic Claude Opus 4.1 now available as a Databricks-hosted foundation model
Accessible via Foundation Model APIs on a pay-per-token basis.
- 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.
- Databricks Assistant Agent mode: Data Science Agent is in Beta
Orchestrates multi-step workflows from a single prompt, building entire notebooks for tasks like EDA and machine learning.
- Databricks Assistant integrated with compute
Creates compute resources, pools, and policies, and answers questions about them. Available on some compute pages.
- Databricks-hosted models for Assistant are now GA
Available on all cloud platforms at no extra cost.
- Databricks Assistant: User and workspace instructions now available
Custom instructions can be added by users or admins, applying to all Assistant experiences.
- Edit mode in Assistant does multi-cell code refactoring and more
Performs reasoning and editing across multiple cells without manual intervention.
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