Deploy Messages and Annotations
You can now attach a freeform message and custom annotations to each revision when deploying: Messages and annotations are set at deploy time and stay with the revision. View and search them on the app's Versions page in the dashboard, or fetch them via the revisions API .
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BigQuery cross-cloud connections query AWS, Azure and Salesforce in preview
Cross-cloud connections query data in AWS, Azure and Salesforce Data 360 from all BigQuery regions, support more BigQuery features and are more cost efficient than BigQuery Omni connections.
BigQuery JDBC driver adds OpenTelemetry tracing and logging
The JDBC driver for BigQuery now supports OpenTelemetry for tracing and logging, with automatic exports to Google Cloud Observability, helping monitor and troubleshoot database interactions. It is generally available.
Inline Stored Procedures for hybrid tables (Public preview)
Inline Stored Procedures for hybrid tables are now available in public preview. Inline Stored Procedures are a new type of Snowflake stored procedure designed for operational workloads on hybrid tables.
Organization Hub (General availability)
The Insights page under Organization Hub presents interactive tiles that show trends, alerts, and summary data for your entire organization. The feature is now generally available to customers who have ORGANIZATION_USAGE premium views enabled, and is no longer in Preview .
AI Agents Inventory in the Trust Center AI Security tab (Preview)
With this preview release, the AI Security tab in the Trust Center includes an AI Agents Inventory section. This section provides a consolidated inventory of the Cortex Agents in your account, filtered by one or more categories, so that you can identify which agents to assess or investigate for better governance and security posture.
Trust Center AI Security scanner package and tab (General availability)
The AI Security scanner package and the AI Security tab in the Trust Center are now generally available. Use them to monitor AI-related configurations and usage in your account, and to review the security posture of AI workloads that use Cortex Agents, Snowflake CoWork, or Cortex Code from a single dashboard.
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GPU Utilization in Runner Telemetry
Runner telemetry now includes a dedicated GPU Utilization chart alongside the existing CPU, memory, and VRAM charts, so you can see how much compute your GPUs are actually doing -- not just how much memory they hold.
Platform MCP Server
fal's second MCP server , the Platform API MCP , is now available at https://api.fal.ai/v1/mcp/platform . Where the Run MCP lets your AI assistant build with models , this one lets it operate your fal account : connect Claude Code, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible client with your API key and ask "why did my last request to my-app fail?" , your assistant walks...
App-Level Retry Configuration
Apps can now register a default per-condition retry budget at deploy time with the new retry_config deployment option, using the same format as the X-Fal-Retry-Config request header. Set it as a class attribute on fal.App or under the app's table in pyproject.toml .
Switch Between App Endpoints in the Dashboard Playground
Deployed Serverless apps now include Testing > Playground in the app dashboard. Select an available endpoint, fill in its generated input form, and run a request without leaving the app. Multi-endpoint apps have one place to test their endpoints, using the existing Playground authentication and billing behavior. Open the guide
Billing Headers for WebSocket Endpoints
Shared WebSocket endpoints can now declare billing on their 101 upgrade response. Set x-fal-billable-units when the unit count is known at connect time. Set x-fal-billable-units-webhook to 1 when the count is only known at the end of the session. Then report the total with POST /requests/billable-units/{request_id} .
New Serverless Usage Page
The new Serverless Usage page (Serverless → Usage) provides attributable, dimensioned reporting of serverless compute spend in the dashboard. Compute reported in machine-seconds , broken down per app, environment, and machine type. Spend is split by price category: Reserve, Burst, On-Demand, and List.
Redesigned Usage & Billing Page
The Usage & Billing page has been rebuilt to support usage attribution (the Settings "Overview" tab is now "Usage"). Filter by auth method, API key, and login username to attribute consumption to a specific credential or user. Normalized app names and revised charts improve readability and export.
Serverless Usage API
- New GET /v1/serverless/usage endpoint reports your own serverless compute usage , the machine-seconds each of your deployed apps consumed, priced with your machine rates and net of discounts Break usage down per app, environment, and machine type, with time_series and summary views over any date range and timeframe Filter by app name with app (exact, one...