Releasesby GlyphOpenAI releases the GPT-5.6 model family: Sol, Terra and Luna
GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna span frontier to high-volume workloads, and gpt-5.6 routes to Sol. The family adds Programmatic Tool Calling, explicit prompt caching controls, persisted reasoning and Pro mode, with multi-agent orchestration in beta.
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Change to default pipeline editor for workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled
The Lakeflow Pipelines Editor has been generally available since May 2026. In August, it will become the default editor for developing and debugging pipelines in workspaces with the compliance security profile enabled. At that time the legacy editor will be removed.
Strac connector (Beta)
The Strac connector is now available in Lakeflow Connect in Beta . Workspace admins can control access to this feature from the Previews page. The connector ingests data-security audit events from your Strac instance into Databricks. Authentication uses a Strac API key. See Strac connector .
Protobuf tensor input for custom model serving endpoints (Public Preview)
For custom model serving endpoints with a tensor-based input signature, you can now send the request body as a serialized KServe v2 ModelInferRequest with Content-Type: application/x-protobuf , instead of JSON. This feature is in Public Preview and is only available on endpoints deployed after July 9, 2026. See Protobuf tensor input .
Genie One enhancements
- Document citations : Documents now show citations that link content back to the data and sources Genie One used to generate the document. See View citations . Document version history : Documents now keep a version history so you can review earlier versions. See View version history .
Front-end Private Link for account-level Genie One (Beta)
You can now configure front-end Private Link for account-level Genie One. Turn on the Front-end Private Link for Custom URLs and Account preview to get started. See Configure inbound Private Link for account-level resources .
Dashboard enhancements and bug fixes
- Import BI files is in Public Preview : Importing Power BI and Tableau reports as AI/BI dashboards with Genie Code is in Public Preview. You can also start an import directly from the dashboard list page. See Import BI files using Genie Code .
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OpenAI releases GPT-Realtime-2.1 and GPT-Realtime-2.1 mini
GPT-Realtime-2.1 improves alphanumeric recognition, silence and noise handling and interruptions for voice apps, and the mini version is a faster, lower-cost distilled reasoning model.
OpenAI API adds hard spend limits for organizations and projects
A monthly cap makes affected API requests return 429 once tracked spend reaches the limit. Spend alerts can warn before traffic is interrupted.
OpenAI updates chat-latest to the latest ChatGPT Instant model
The chat-latest snapshot now points to the latest Instant model used in ChatGPT and will be updated regularly. OpenAI recommends GPT-5.5 for production API usage.
OpenAI releases GPT Transcribe and GPT Live Transcribe
GPT Transcribe handles accurate file transcription and final transcripts of Realtime turns, while GPT Live Transcribe provides low-latency streaming. Both support transcription context, keyword hints and multiple expected languages.
OpenAI releases an official Terraform provider
The provider manages projects, users, groups, roles, service accounts, certificates, invitations and project rate limits as code, with import and drift detection through standard Terraform workflows.
OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Luna price 80% and Terra 20%, Fast mode replaces Priority
From July 30, GPT-5.6 Luna costs 80% less and Terra 20% less. Fast mode replaces Priority Processing, giving GPT-5.6 Sol up to 2.5x speed at twice the price, and priority requests map to it automatically.
OpenAI Usage and Costs dashboards filter and group by API key
Usage and Costs dashboards and the Usage and Costs APIs now support an API key dimension for reporting and analysis.
OpenAI Fast mode supports long-context requests for GPT-5.6 models
Prompts over 272K tokens can now run in Fast mode on GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna, at up to 2.5x the speed of the Standard tier.