Claude API raises rate limits and consolidates usage tiers into three
Claude Sonnet and Haiku rate limits now match Claude Opus at every tier, and tiers are consolidated into Start, Build and Scale. No organization gets lower limits and no action is required.
Also shipped Jun 26, 2026Anthropic in June 2026 →
SQL queries as logical tables in semantic views (General availability)
You can now use an SQL query (rather than a physical table) as a logical table in a semantic view. This lets you define logical tables based on joins, transformations, or any SQL expression without creating a separate view first.
Support for variables in semantic views (General availability)
You can now define variables in a semantic view to parameterize facts, dimensions, and metrics. Variables let you customize calculations at query time without changing the view definition. Define variables when you create a semantic view using the VARIABLES clause in the CREATE SEMANTIC VIEW command, or by adding a variables key in the YAML specification .
Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector (GA)
The managed Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector in Lakeflow Connect is now generally available. The connector allows you to ingest CRM and ERP data from Dynamics 365 into Databricks using Azure Synapse Link. See Microsoft Dynamics 365 connector .
Metric view parameters are now in Public Preview
You can now define parameters in metric views to bind values at query time, serving many query variants from a single definition instead of maintaining a separate metric view per variant. See Use parameters with metric views .
Databricks Runtime 19 (Beta): June 26, 2026
Behavioral changes Environment variable availability restricted in standard access mode : In standard access mode , only a predefined set of environment variables is available to the Spark engine and init scripts.
Previewing GPT-5.6 Sol: a next-generation model
OpenAI previews GPT-5.6 Sol, a next-generation model with stronger capabilities in coding, science, and cybersecurity, paired with its most advanced safety stack.
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Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.7 deprecated, removal on July 24, 2026
After July 24, 2026, requests to claude-opus-4-7 with speed fast will return an error. Anthropic recommends migrating to fast mode on Claude Opus 4.8.
Fast mode removed for Claude Opus 4.6
Requests to claude-opus-4-6 with speed fast now run at standard speed and standard rates without erroring, and usage.speed reports the speed used. Migrate to Claude Opus 4.8 to keep fast mode.
Claude Sonnet 5 launches with a 1M token context window at $2 / $10 per MTok
Claude Sonnet 5 supports a 1M token context, 128k max output and the same tools as Sonnet 4.6 except Priority Tier. Migrating teams should note that adaptive thinking is on by default and manual extended thinking changes.
Claude Managed Agents session event streams support event deltas
Opt in with event_deltas[] on the session events stream to receive event_start and event_delta events that preview an agent message's text before the complete agent.message event arrives.
Claude Managed Agents session listing adds backward pagination
GET /v1/sessions now returns a prev_page cursor alongside next_page, which can be passed as the page parameter to go back a page.
Claude Managed Agents sessions can override agent configuration
Passing agent with type agent_with_overrides replaces the model, system prompt, tools, MCP servers or skills for a single session without changing the agent itself.
Claude Managed Agents vaults add injection_location for credentials
Environment variable credentials can now be substituted at egress into outbound request headers, the request body or both, controlled by the new injection_location setting.
Claude Managed Agents webhooks cover agent and deployment lifecycle events
New agent, deployment and deployment run webhook events let you react to a published agent version, a paused deployment or a failed scheduled run without polling.