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How to enable Public Preview features in Databricks Free Edition?

atharvaghodekar — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:12:54 GMT

I’m using Databricks Free Edition but don’t see an option to enable Public Preview features. Is this supported in Free Edition, or only in paid tiers?

I was trying to use the ai_query feature, but since it’s in Public Preview, I couldn’t find a way to turn it on in Free Edition.

Re: How to enable Public Preview features in Databricks Free Edition?

Advika — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:42:48 GMT

Hello @atharvaghodekar!

Currently, the Free Edition doesn’t provide the ability to enable Preview features.

Re: How to enable Public Preview features in Databricks Free Edition?

atharvaghodekar — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:13:44 GMT

Hi @Advika, thanks for your response. Is there any way to use ai_query function in the Free Edition?
ai_query function | Databricks on AWS

Re: How to enable Public Preview features in Databricks Free Edition?

Advika — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 16:45:08 GMT

@atharvaghodekar, as mentioned in the doc, ai_query with Custom or External Models requires enabling the feature, which isn’t possible in Free Edition for now. However, querying Foundation Model APIs is enabled by default, so you can use ai_query with Databricks-hosted foundation models in Free Edition.