Oct 13, 2025: CORTEX_EMBED_USER database role (General Availability)¶

Snowflake has added a CORTEX_EMBED_USER database role in the SNOWFLAKE database to better manage access to Cortex embedding functions. Embedding functions, which convert text to a vector of numbers that represent the meaning of the text, include AI_EMBED, EMBED_TEXT_768, and EMBED_TEXT_1024. This new role allows you to grant users access to embedding functions without granting them access to other Cortex features. The pre-existing CORTEX_USER role continues to provide access to Cortex features including embedding functions.

For more information about this role, see SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX_EMBED_USER database role.