Legacy SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX functions removed in favor of AI Functions in inactive accounts (Pending)¶

Attention

This behavior change is in the 2026_08 bundle.

For the current status of the bundle, refer to Bundle history.

When the 2026_08 bundle is enabled, calls to the legacy functions below fail only in accounts marked inactive. Snowflake does not redirect these calls to the replacement functions.

Before the change:

You could call the legacy functions in the SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX namespace.

After the change:

Snowflake marks an account inactive for this change if it had no usage of any listed legacy function from July 9 through October 6, 2026 (the 90-day lookback period). Only accounts marked inactive lose access to these functions when the 2026_08 bundle is enabled.

Starting to use a legacy function after the 2026_08 bundle is released does not change the account’s inactive classification. When the bundle is enabled, calls to these functions continue to fail for that account.

Legacy function	Replacement
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.COMPLETE`	AI_COMPLETE
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.TRY_COMPLETE`	AI_COMPLETE
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.CLASSIFY_TEXT`	AI_CLASSIFY
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.TRANSLATE`	AI_TRANSLATE
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.SENTIMENT`	AI_SENTIMENT
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.ENTITY_SENTIMENT`	AI_SENTIMENT
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.PARSE_DOCUMENT`	AI_PARSE_DOCUMENT
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.COUNT_TOKENS`	AI_COUNT_TOKENS
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.SUMMARIZE`	AI_SUMMARIZE
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.EXTRACT_ANSWER`	AI_EXTRACT
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.EMBED_TEXT_768`	AI_EMBED
`SNOWFLAKE.CORTEX.EMBED_TEXT_1024`	AI_EMBED

How to update your code¶

If an account is marked inactive, update SQL statements, applications, and scheduled workloads that call these legacy functions before enabling the 2026_08 bundle. Some replacements change arguments, error handling, or output format, so the function-name mapping alone might not be sufficient. Review the migration guide for legacy Cortex functions and test your updated workloads.

For inactive accounts, this change also affects the legacy-function APIs in the snowflake.cortex.* module of the snowflake-ml-python package. Upgrade to version 2.4.0 to continue using these APIs with an updated backend that calls the corresponding AI Functions, or use snowflake.snowpark.functions for AI Function APIs instead.

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