Releasesby GlyphWorkers AI - Moondream 3.1 now available on Workers AI
Partnering with Moondream ↗ to bring their latest model @cf/moondream/moondream3.1-9B-A2B to Workers AI. Moondream 3.1 is a fast vision language model built on a mixture-of-experts architecture with 9B total parameters and 2B active, delivering frontier-level visual reasoning while retaining fast, cost-efficient inference.
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Object metadata column is now in Public Preview
The _object_metadata column is now in Public Preview. The _object_metadata column is a hidden metadata column that exposes object-level properties for objects in cloud storage, including MIME type, ETag, user-defined key-value metadata, system-defined metadata, and object tags. It is available starting from Databricks Runtime 18.1.
Genie products now use pay-as-you-go pricing
Starting July 8, 2026 at 00:00 UTC, Genie products, including Genie Agents , Genie Code , and Genie One , are billed following a pay-as-you-go pricing model that includes 150 Databricks units (DBUs) of free large language model (LLM) usage every month, equivalent to about $10.50 in the US East region.
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro are scheduled for retirement
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash and Gemini 2.5 Pro will be retired on October 2, 2026. The recommended replacement models are Gemini 3.1 Pro or Gemini 3.5 Flash. See Deprecated and retired models for migration guidance.
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 is scheduled for retirement
Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4 will be retired on October 9, 2026. Claude Sonnet 4.6 is the recommended replacement. See Deprecated and retired models for migration guidance.
Restrict access to AI Functions with Unity Catalog permissions (Public Preview)
You can now use Unity Catalog permissions to restrict which task-specific AI Functions your organization can access, independent of foundation model access. Contact your account team to enable this feature. See AI Functions Unity Catalog permissions .
Genie Agents now uses pay-as-you-go pricing
Starting July 8, 2026 at 00:00 UTC, Genie Agents is billed following a pay-as-you-go pricing model that includes 150 DBUs of free large language model (LLM) usage every month, equivalent to about $10.50 in the US East region. Usage beyond the free amount is billed in DBUs, reflecting the underlying LLM models and agents that power each Genie Agents session.
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AI Search - Filter AI Search list items by exact object key
In AI Search , you can upload files to an instance, or connect a data source such as an R2 bucket, to make your content searchable with natural language. Each file becomes an item identified by an object key (its filename or path). The list items endpoint returns the items in an instance.
Workers AI, AI Search - Workers AI toMarkdown and AI Search now supports GIF and BMP image conversion
Workers AI Markdown conversion ( toMarkdown ) now supports .gif and .bmp image files, in addition to the JPEG, PNG, WebP, and SVG formats already supported. GIF and BMP files run through the same image pipeline as other formats.
Cloudflare One, Cloudflare WAN - IPsec downgrade protection (beta)
Cloudflare IPsec now supports the IKE_SA_INIT_FULL_TRANSCRIPT_AUTH ↗ IKEv2 extension to protect against downgrade attacks on IPsec tunnels. IKEv2's original authentication design has each endpoint sign only its own outbound messages, not the full handshake transcript.
Cloudflare Network Firewall, Magic Transit, Cloudflare WAN - IP lists, IDS, and SIP rules supported in Unified Routing
Cloudflare Advanced Network Firewall IP lists, IDS, and SIP rules are now supported for accounts using Unified Routing mode. These features require a Cloudflare Advanced Network Firewall subscription. Support for additional features - Threat Intel Lists, Rate Limiting, and Managed Rulesets - is planned.
R2 SQL - Query R2 Data Catalog tables with R2 SQL from the dashboard
You can now query your R2 Data Catalog tables with R2 SQL directly from the Cloudflare dashboard, without installing a CLI or wiring up a client. This makes it easy to explore your Apache Iceberg ↗ data, validate queries, and inspect results in one place.
Workers - Cloudflare Drop
Cloudflare Drop ↗ lets you deploy a static site to Cloudflare without requiring a Cloudflare account to get started. Upload a folder or zip file of static assets (static HTML, CSS, JavaScript, images, and fonts) and get a temporary live preview that stays live for 1 hour.
Workflows now supports delay functions when retrying
With Workflows , you can configure built-in retry behavior for each step. Previously, you could configure step retries with fixed delay durations, such as seconds, minutes, or hours, and backoff strategies such as constant , linear , or exponential . Step retries now support dynamic delay functions.
Digital Experience Monitoring - Wi-Fi signal and network performance analytics for Cloudflare One Client devices
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEX) provides visibility into device, network, and application performance across your Cloudflare SASE deployment. The Device Monitoring page now analyzes hardware and network data between a Cloudflare One Client device and Cloudflare's edge, so you can diagnose connectivity and performance issues.