Releasesby GlyphNano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image) is now available in AI Gateway
Google's Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image) is now available through AI Gateway. You can call this lightweight image generation model from Netlify Functions without configuring API keys; the AI Gateway provides the connection to Google for you.
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Analytical search (Public Preview)
Analytical search, an orchestration capability in Cortex Agents that enables analytical queries over large document collections, is now in Public Preview. Traditional retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) approaches retrieve a small number of passages, which limits their ability to answer questions requiring comprehensive analysis, such as counts...
MATCH_RECOGNIZE is now in Beta
Databricks SQL and Databricks Runtime now support the SQL:2016 MATCH_RECOGNIZE clause for row pattern recognition. Enable the Match Recognize preview in workspace preview settings . See MATCH_RECOGNIZE clause .
Lakehouse Real-Time (Beta)
Lakehouse Real-Time (Lakehouse//RT) is now in Beta . Lakehouse//RT is a serverless SQL warehouse type built for low-latency, high-concurrency workloads, delivering sub-second SQL read queries against Unity Catalog tables.
Gemini Omni Flash in public preview
Released gemini-omni-flash-preview, a high-performance multimodal model designed for high-speed video generation and conversational video editing. Using the Interactions API, you can generate 3--10 second videos at 720p from text descriptions or animate still images, and then conversationally edit and refine the outputs.
Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image (Nano Banana 2 Lite) is generally available
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image is a multimodal model optimized for ultra-low latency, cost-effective image generation and editing, now GA in the Gemini API.
[Launched] Generally Available: Toolboxes in Microsoft Foundry
Microsoft Foundry brings Toolboxes to GA, providing a unified endpoint to invoke the most-used tools in prompt agents and callable outside of prompt agents. Today every agent team hand-assembles its own tool list to solve the same tasks, with no shared ar
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Claude Sonnet 5 now available in AI Gateway and Agent Runners
Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 5 model is now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway and Agent Runners with zero configuration required. Use the Anthropic SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication. The AI Gateway handles everything automatically.
Claude Fable 5 reactivated in AI Gateway
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 model is once again available through Netlify’s AI Gateway with zero configuration required. Use the Anthropic SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication. The AI Gateway handles everything automatically.
Functions redesigned for agents
We have redesigned Netlify functions for an improved agent experience. With these updates, functions are more discoverable, easier to autocomplete, update, and manage for people and agents alike.
Node.js 24 is now the default for Builds and Functions on new sites
New sites created on Netlify now use Node.js 24 by default for both builds and Netlify Functions. Existing sites aren’t affected , they keep using whatever Node.js version they’re currently pinned to, whether that’s set via a NODE_VERSION environment variable, an .nvmrc/.node-version file, or the engines.node field in package.json.
Astro 7 just works on Netlify
Astro 7 is out today, and it just works on Netlify on day one. To upgrade, run: npx @astrojs/upgrade This will update Astro, the Netlify adapter, and all other official integrations together. You can also check out the official migration guide.
Preview data changes in Netlify Database
You can now preview proposed data changes for your Netlify database with a Git-style diff view, then apply part or all of those changes to a production version of your database.
SAML provisioning upgrades for assigning default roles
When you provision new users through SAML SSO, you now have more options for assigning a default role. Before this update, the Developer role was assigned by default. Now you can assign other roles with fewer permissions, such as Reviewers and Internal Builders. Learn more about your options for provisioning with SAML SSO on Netlify.
OpenAI GPT-5.6 Sol, Luna, and Terra Now Available in AI Gateway and Agent Runners
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, Luna, and Terra models are now available through Netlify’s AI Gateway and Agent Runners with zero configuration required. Use the OpenAI SDK directly in your Netlify Functions without managing API keys or authentication. The AI Gateway handles everything automatically.