OpenAI API adds API key creation governance controls
Admins can allow only service-account keys, only user-owned project keys, or block new key creation at the organization or project level. Organization settings take precedence and existing keys are unaffected.
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Predict dynamic table refresh behavior with EXPLAIN CHANGES (General availability)
You can now use EXPLAIN CHANGES to predict a dynamic table's refresh behavior before it happens, either for a manual refresh or as part of a DDL change, without applying the change.
Horizon Catalog Explorer UI (Preview)
With this release, the Horizon Catalog Explorer is the default experience for browsing Snowflake objects in Snowsight, replacing Database Explorer. The Horizon Catalog Explorer provides consistent navigation and object detail pages while preserving the tabs and actions that you already use.
Embedding Streamlit in Snowflake apps in external pages (General availability)
Embedding Streamlit in Snowflake apps in external pages is now generally available. You can render a container-runtime app inside a page you host, such as a customer portal or an internal dashboard, using a single tag.
Elastic Channels for Snowpipe Streaming (General availability)
Elastic Channels for Snowpipe Streaming are now generally available. Elastic Channels provide one implicit, server-scaled ingestion path per pipe, so concurrent producers can stream directly to Snowflake tables and supported Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables without managing channel names, lifecycle, ordering, or offset tokens.
Webhook-triggered deployments for Databricks Apps will soon be generally available
Starting in October 2026, webhook-triggered deployments for Databricks Apps will be generally available. Automatically deploy your app when changes are pushed to a connected GitHub or Azure DevOps repository, so your deployed app stays in sync with your repository without manual redeployment. See Deploy a Databricks app .
Sharing foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available
Sharing and reading foreign Delta tables with OpenSharing is now generally available. Providers can share Delta-format tables federated from OneLake, a Hive metastore, or AWS Glue, without copying data into Databricks. See Add foreign Delta tables to a share .
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OpenAI project API keys support expiration dates
Project API keys can now be created with an expiration date, and admins can enforce a maximum key lifetime at the organization or project level.
OpenAI Agents API enters public beta
The Agents API runs agents on a managed Codex harness with OpenAI handling session orchestration, context compaction and recovery. It offers durable sessions, streaming, your own tools and MCP servers, and hosted or self-provided sandboxes.
OpenAI GPT-Live 1 is generally available for full-duplex voice
GPT-Live 1 supports full-duplex voice conversations that continue while a backend model or agent handles reasoning and tools. Voice sessions cost $0.05 per minute billed per second, with backend usage charged separately.
Introducing the Agents API
Build and launch cloud agents with the Agents API, a managed service powered by the Codex harness for orchestration, long-running sessions, and tool use.
Build more natural voice experiences with GPT‑Live‑1 in the API
GPT‑Live‑1 brings natural, full-duplex voice conversations to the API, with stronger instruction following, custom voices, and telephony support.
OpenAI releases GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna reasoning models
Both models take text and image input and return text via the Responses and Chat Completions APIs. Up to 272K input tokens, GPT-6 Sol costs $2 input and $10 output per 1M tokens, and GPT-6 Luna $0.10 and $0.50.
OpenAI Prompt Cache Diagnostics is generally available in the Responses API
For GPT-5.6 and later, developers can compare cache reuse against a previous response, see reasons for cache misses and follow guidance to improve cache hit rates.
OpenAI releases GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and GPT Image 2.5 Flare
Sunburst targets precise image editing and Flare fast everyday generation, both via the Image API and Responses image tool. They support new xhigh and max quality settings at GPT Image 2 token rates.