[Launched] Generally available: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 on Azure Databricks

GAJul 2, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Azure Databricks now supports Anthropic Claude Sonnet 5 through Azure Databricks AI Model Serving. Claude Sonnet 5 is Anthropic's most agentic Sonnet model to date, delivering near-Opus-level intelligence with Sonnet's cost efficiency and speed. Designed

Topics: AI agents, LLMs, Pricing

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Date	Release	Type
Jul 1	[Launched] Generally Available: New Powershell module: Az.PostgreSQLFlexibleServer GA	GA
Jul 7	[Launched] Generally Available: Network Security Perimeter support for Azure Event Hubs GA	GA
Jul 7	[Launched] Generally Available: Confidential Computing support for Azure Event Hubs Dedicated GA	GA
Jul 9	[Launched] Generally Available: Open AI GPT-5.6 on Azure Databricks GA	GA
Jul 13	[Launched] Generally Available: Azure Databricks SQL Serverless in UK West GA	GA
Jul 15	[In preview] Public Preview: Azure SQL updates for mid-July 2026 Preview	Preview
Jul 17	[Launched] Generally Available: Microsoft Defender security assessments for Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible Server GA	GA
Jul 27	[Launched] Generally Available: Claude Opus 5 on Azure Databricks GA	GA

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Date	Company	Release	Product	Type
Jul 2	Snowflake	VARIANT data type on Delta Direct tables (General availability) Snowflake SnowflakeGA	Snowflake	GA
Jul 2	Snowflake	Metadata-based sensitive data classification recommendations (Public Preview) Snowflake Snowflake Horizon CatalogPreview	Snowflake Horizon Catalog	Preview
Jul 2	Databricks	Lakeflow Connect row filtering is now generally available Databricks LakeflowGA	Lakeflow	GA
Jul 2	Databricks	Genie One enhancements and bug fixes Databricks AI/BI and GeniePreview	AI/BI and Genie	Preview
Jul 2	Databricks	Genie Agent (formerly Genie Space) enhancements Databricks AI/BI and GenieGA	AI/BI and Genie	GA
Jul 2	Anthropic	agent-memory-2026-07-22 beta header changes memory store listing behavior Anthropic Claude PlatformBeta	Claude Platform	Beta