topic Re: AI Runtime Public Preview? in Administration & Architecture

AI Runtime Public Preview?

pauldb — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:06:32 GMT

How can I get access to AI runtime? I see that it is in 'Public Preview' but I dont see a feature toggle for it on the account Previews page.

https://docs.databricks.com/aws/en/machine-learning/ai-runtime/

Re: AI Runtime Public Preview?

edonaire — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:15:13 GMT

The confusion comes from AI Runtime having two components with different preview states.

Single-node tasks are already open and do not require any toggle. You can just open a notebook, click the Connect dropdown, select Serverless GPU, choose your accelerator (A10 or H100), and apply.

Multi-GPU distributed training is different. It requires a workspace admin to enable it through the Previews page. If you do not see the toggle, it is likely not available for your region or plan yet.

If "Serverless GPU" does not appear in the Connect menu at all, I would check the following:

- Unity Catalog is enabled in the workspace
- Serverless compute is enabled under Admin Console > Compute
- The workspace region supports Serverless GPU
- Your account tier includes access to this feature

If all of the above is correctly configured and the option is still missing, I would recommend reaching out to your Databricks account team. Public Preview features are often rolled out progressively and may still require allowlisting for some accounts.

Re: AI Runtime Public Preview?

pauldb — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:47:30 GMT

When I open a notebook, click the Connect dropdown, I don't see Serverless GPU, this is the issue.

I believe all of the below are satisfied:

I just created the account in the last month using AWS market place and 'classic compute'