Releasesby GlyphOpenAI API adds per-request regional processing via prefixed domains
Projects with Global geography can select regional processing for an individual request by calling a prefixed domain. Existing eligibility, retention, endpoint and model requirements still apply.
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Version targeting for Cortex Agent and Cortex Analyst evaluations (General availability)
Cortex Agent and Cortex Analyst evaluations now let you control the versioned configuration used for scoring: Version targeting pins the configuration under evaluation, not the agent behavior that gets evaluated: each run invokes the agent again and scores a newly generated trace.
CoCo automations in CLI and Snowsight (Preview)
CoCo automations in the CoCo CLI and CoCo in Snowsight are now available in public preview. Automations let you schedule recurring, unattended CoCo runs that execute in a Snowflake-managed sandbox. Each run creates a Cortex thread that you can inspect and continue in CoCo. Automations created from one surface can be monitored and managed from the other.
Upcoming end of life for the Supervisor API
The Supervisor API (Beta) reaches end of life on September 30, 2026. After that date, the API is no longer available. Databricks recommends migrating to custom agents on Databricks Apps . See Supervisor API (Beta) (deprecated) .
Consumer access to query Unity Gateway services will become generally available
Querying Unity Gateway model services and model provider services with Consumer access is currently opt-in through the Consumer access to Unity Gateway Public Preview . When this capability becomes generally available, consumer access users will be able to query these services without the preview enabled.
Monitor all AI activity with the unified trace table (Beta)
The unified trace table is in Beta . It captures every request and response across your Unity Gateway services into one Unity Catalog table in OpenTelemetry format, giving you a single place to monitor, debug, secure, and audit all AI activity. See Monitor all AI activity using the unified trace table .
Default Python package repositories are GA for Lakeflow pipelines and classic compute
Configuring default Python package repositories is now generally available for Lakeflow pipelines and for classic compute created via the UI and API. Workspace admins can set private or authenticated registries as the workspace default for these workloads. See Configure default package repositories .
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OpenAI cuts GPT-5.6 Sol pricing to $4 input and $20 output per MTok
GPT-5.6 Sol input pricing drops 20% and output pricing 33%. The promotional price runs at least through November 21, 2026.
OpenAI launches a Prompt Caching dashboard
The dashboard tracks cache hit rate over time, cache reads per write and the split of cache-read, cache-write and uncached tokens, filterable by model and service tier, to help improve caching efficiency.
OpenAI gpt-image-2 adds transparent backgrounds in preview
Set background to transparent with png or webp output in the Images API and Responses image tool for gpt-image-2 and gpt-image-2-2026-04-21. jpeg is not supported.
Advancing price-performance for developers with GPT‑5.6 in Kiro
GPT‑5.6 is now available in Kiro, helping developers plan, build, review, and test software with better price-performance.
OpenAI deprecates whisper-1 and gpt-4o transcribe models, shutdown February 26, 2027
whisper-1, gpt-4o-transcribe, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe and gpt-4o-transcribe-diarize shut down February 26, 2027; migrate to gpt-live-transcribe or gpt-transcribe. The Assistants API shut down August 26, 2026.
OpenAI API mTLS and X.509 workload identity federation are GA
Mutual TLS and X.509 workload identity federation can be configured in the Platform console, with access governed by organization roles and permissions, enabling keyless authentication.
OpenAI announces Ultrafast mode for GPT-5.6 Sol in limited preview
Ultrafast mode is a new API service tier for GPT-5.6 Sol that runs up to 14x faster than Standard processing, available to select customers.
OpenAI API supports IPv6 connections to api.openai.com
Connections to api.openai.com can now use IPv6.