Releasesby GlyphAI_TRANSLATE now supports long-document translation
Snowflake Cortex AI_TRANSLATE now supports translation of up to 100,000 input tokens, enabling organizations to translate large documents and long-form text directly in Snowflake.
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Budgets are now generally available
Budgets, including budgets for Unity Gateway, are now generally available. Budgets let admins define spending thresholds. For requests managed through Unity Gateway, including Genie interactions, admins can set additional per-user thresholds and overrides, with configurable actions such as email alerting and usage blocking.
Private Link for account-level resources (Beta)
You can now use Private Link to privately connect to Databricks account-level resources, such as the account console, through a VPC interface endpoint instead of the public internet. See Configure inbound Private Link for account-level resources .
July 6, 2026
This serverless compute release includes updates from Databricks Runtime 18 . New features Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow streaming query ID : Spark Declarative Pipelines on Lakeflow can now set the streaming query ID on demand.
You can use Gemini in Spanner Studio to fix errors in your SQL queries
You can use Gemini in Spanner Studio to fix errors in your SQL queries. When you run a query that contains an error, you can click Fix to view a line-by-line comparison of your query and a recommended correction, along with an explanation of the change. This feature is available in Preview .
Modeling
- Added support for agent-specific AI context via the omni_agent Mustache namespace, allowing you to customize AI behavior on a per-agent basis. See Optimize models for Omni AI for more information.
Self-serve identity provider changes
- New: Users with the Owner role can switch their tailnet's identity provider from the admin console for supported providers ( beta ).
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Resource budgets for Cortex Search
Snowflake now supports resource budgets to control credit spending for Cortex Search services. Resource budgets let you define a monthly spending limit and take automated actions, such as revoking access or suspending the service, when spending exceeds your limits. For more information, see Resource budgets for Cortex Search .
AI_TRANSCRIBE now supports AAC audio files
Snowflake Cortex AI_TRANSCRIBE now supports AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) input, both as a standalone audio file and as the audio track inside a supported video file.
SQL queries as logical tables in semantic views (General availability)
You can now use an SQL query (rather than a physical table) as a logical table in a semantic view. This lets you define logical tables based on joins, transformations, or any SQL expression without creating a separate view first.
Support for variables in semantic views (General availability)
You can now define variables in a semantic view to parameterize facts, dimensions, and metrics. Variables let you customize calculations at query time without changing the view definition. Define variables when you create a semantic view using the VARIABLES clause in the CREATE SEMANTIC VIEW command, or by adding a variables key in the YAML specification .
Support for sample values and enum indicators in semantic view DDL
When defining a semantic view , you can now specify sample values and enum indicators in the CREATE SEMANTIC VIEW command. These features were previously available only in the YAML specification and are now supported in DDL as well. For more information, see Adding sample values and enum indicators .
SHOW CORTEX BASE MODELS command (General availability)
With this release, we are pleased to announce the general availability of the SHOW CORTEX BASE MODELS command. Use this command to list the Cortex Base Models available in your account, along with each model’s lifecycle status, regional availability, legacy date, and end-of-life date.
AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support for client-side encrypted stages and network-restricted accounts (Preview)
With this preview release, AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT support documents stored on stages that use client-side or server-side encryption, including in accounts that use PrivateLink or other network policies that restrict public network access to stages. For more information, see the following topics:
AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT now available in GCP Middle East Central2 (Dammam)
AI_EXTRACT and AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT are now available in the Google Cloud Platform Middle East Central2 (Dammam) region, expanding regional support for customers with in-region requirements for document processing workloads.