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- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
PDF upload limit increased to 100 pages, and agents now only use attached sources.
- Unity Gateway support for compliance security profile standards
Enabled by default for workspaces with compliance security profile. Supports all Databricks compliance standards.
- Unity Gateway API and developer tools are generally available
Requires Terraform 1.132.0, Databricks CLI v1.17.0, or later SDK versions.
- DeepSeek V4.1 Flash is now available on Unity Gateway
Supports text and image inputs, accessible via Foundation Model APIs.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Now supports up to 50 data sources and 200,000 conversations per agent.
- OpenAI GPT-6 Astra is now available on Unity Gateway
Available for enterprise workloads via pay-per-token Foundation Model APIs.
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- Genie Agents enhancements
Adds SQL function descriptions and upgraded chat-mode models.
- Monitor and cap external provider costs
Tracks and caps spend on Amazon Bedrock and Azure AI Foundry models. Requires enabling External Model Spend in Budgets on the account console.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Agent mode APIs are now generally available, allowing programmatic integration. Unity Catalog functions can be attached as agent tools.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Adds chat mode, cancel API, and visualization download API.
- xAI Grok 4.6 is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through governed API, switch models without changing code.
- 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.
- Unity Gateway now supports Provisioned Throughput
Adds access controls and usage tracking to Provisioned Throughput models.
- Monitor all AI activity with the unified trace table (Beta)
Captures requests and responses in OpenTelemetry format.
- 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.
- Block or redact sensitive data in requests and responses
Detects SSNs, credit cards, and phone numbers using regex and checksums. Requires Enhanced Unity Gateway preview.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Content search indexes attached volumes for better latency and accuracy. Analyzing files no longer requires Unity Gateway.
- 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.
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- 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%.
- ABAC GRANT policies now cover Unity Gateway resource types (Beta)
Supports model services, model provider services, MCP services, and agent services, allowing tag-based access.
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (0731) is now available on Unity Gateway
Access through the same governed API as other models, with centralized permissions and controls.
- Databricks-managed MCP connectors are now integrated with Unity Gateway (Beta)
Requires reauthentication to continue using with Genie One and Genie Code.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Returns markdown tables, shows longer agent descriptions, and adds comment functionality.
- 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.
- Unity Gateway API: Manage resources with SDKs, the CLI, and Terraform
Manages endpoints, model providers, and MCP servers. Requires SDKs 0.125.0 and later or CLI v1.11.0 and later.
- Unity Gateway is now generally available
Controls AI service access and traffic, part of Unity Catalog, with some features still in Beta.
- Genie One and Genie Agents free usage extended through January 31, 2027
Budget controls are waived, service principals are billed.
- Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Adds conversation sharing and Private Link downloads. Fixes file upload bug.
- Use Unity Gateway with your own Claude enterprise subscription
Routes Claude code through Unity Gateway using existing subscriptions. No credentials are stored.
- Genie Agents enhancements
Raises PDF character limit to 15,000. Adds beta APIs and Unity Catalog volume analysis.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One and Genie Agents billed usage corrections
Corrects billed usage to reflect free status through January 31, 2027. Adds correction records to system.billing.usage.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Connect and govern any external model provider
Registers as a Unity Catalog securable, allowing queries through Unity Gateway with governance and observability.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agents enhancements and bug fixes
Now saves chat threads as agents, shares individual conversations.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie One and Genie Agents usage is free through January 31, 2027
Budget controls do not apply, Genie Code is still billed.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agents enhancements
Groups SQL expressions with example queries, opens in chat or workspace UI based on privileges.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agents enhancements
Genie Agents now group SQL expressions with example queries, and open in chat or workspace UI based on privileges.
- Genie Agents now uses pay-as-you-go pricing
Includes 150 free DBUs per month, with usage beyond that billed in DBUs.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Agent mode uses multi-step reasoning for complex questions. Supports local Excel and CSV file uploads.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements
Genie Code now includes skills for authoring and maintaining Genie Agents.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud) - Solution Accelerators in Databricks Marketplace are now published as apps or notebooks
They are now categorized as apps or notebooks, with unchanged content.
AWS, read it on their docsAzure, read it on their docsGCP, read it on their docsSAP(not on this cloud)
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