Releasesby GlyphBack model provider service credentials with a Unity Catalog secret
Back a model provider service's API key with a customer-owned Unity Catalog secret. The service reads it at query time, so rotating the secret takes effect with no service change. See Back a provider credential with a Unity Catalog secret .
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BigQuery Studio query results pane shows recent run history
The Query results pane now shows a short history of recent runs for a query, including multi-statement queries, without switching to the Job history tab. It is generally available.
Cortex AI Function Evaluation for measuring quality (Public Preview)
Snowflake Cortex AI Function Evaluation is now available in public preview, enabling customers to measure the output quality, cost, and token usage of custom AI Functions and Cortex AI calls against labeled datasets.
Cortex AI Function Optimization for more efficient AI implementations (Public Preview)
Snowflake Cortex AI Function Optimization is now available in public preview, enabling customers to automatically search across prompts and models for improved implementations of custom AI Functions.
Cortex Agents Compact API (Preview)
The Cortex Agents Compact API is now available in preview. Use the agent:compact endpoint to summarize a conversation and pass the compact representation to subsequent agent:run requests. Compacting conversation history reduces token consumption and helps conversations stay within the model context window.
You can now use the AlloyDB Columnar Engine as a read-optimized, in-memory cache for HNSW vector indexes
You can now use the AlloyDB Columnar Engine as a read-optimized, in-memory cache for HNSW vector indexes. This feature is generally available ( GA ). It accelerates vector search performance and increases queries per second (QPS) for vector workloads. For more information, see Accelerate queries with the Columnar Engine .
SWE-2 Research Preview in the Agent Selector
SWE-2, Cognition's next-generation software engineering model, is rolling out as a research preview in the agent selector under the "Research preview" section. Choose SWE-2 and a reasoning effort (Medium, High, or Max) when starting a session, or switch to it mid-session with the agent toggle next to the message input; in Slack, use !swe2 .
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OpenAI GPT-6 Sol is now available on Unity Gateway
OpenAI GPT-6 Sol is now available on Unity Gateway. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token . Customers are responsible for ensuring their compliance with applicable terms .
OpenAI GPT-6 Luna is now available on Unity Gateway
OpenAI GPT-6 Luna is now available on Unity Gateway. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs pay-per-token . Customers are responsible for ensuring their compliance with applicable terms .
Connect coding agents to Unity Gateway with the ug CLI
Use the Unity Gateway CLI ( ug ) to connect Claude Code, Codex, Pi, and more to Unity Gateway with one command. ug handles authentication and configuration, adds approved MCP servers and skills, and shows spend in the terminal. See Get started with coding agents .
Unified tracing now includes coding agent activity
Unity Gateway now adds coding-agent activity to unified tracing through the Unity Gateway CLI, so you can see the tools and skills used alongside model requests. Explore it in Govern > Traces or with Genie. See Tracing .
Centrally configure coding agents
Organizations can now centrally configure coding agents: models, MCP servers, skills, a default harness and models, and Smart Routing. Settings apply at agent launch, or roll out through mobile device management (MDM). See Configure coding agents centrally .
Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 is now available on Unity Gateway
Anthropic Claude Opus 5.5 is now available on Unity Gateway. You can access this model using Foundation Model APIs . Customers are responsible for ensuring their compliance with applicable terms .
Configure provider discounts for external model spend
Unity Gateway estimates external model spend using each provider's published list prices. If your organization has negotiated different pricing with a provider, you can now configure a price multiplier on the model provider service so that spend estimates reflect those rates.
Unity Gateway support for compliance security profile standards
Unity Gateway now supports all compliance security profile standards supported by Databricks and is available by default for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. For a full list of supported compliance standards, see Compliance security profile .