Release Highlights

The following are the key highlights for this release.

FEATURE	DESCRIPTION
Native Support for Frontier AI Models	Equip Cortex AgentiX agents with the world’s most powerful frontier AI models, including Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Opus 4.8, and Gemini 3.5 Flash, and seamlessly switch between them to match specific tasks with the most appropriate model. Claude Sonnet 4.6 and Claude Opus 4.8 are available in the US and EU regions. Gemini 3.5 Flash is available in the US, EU, SG, JP, IN and UK regions. Claude Sonnet 5 is available upon request in the US and EU regions.
AI-driven playbook builder	Use the Automation Engineer to generate playbooks using natural language. It handles everything from third-party integrations to trigger setup, while letting you easily review and track changes. Now available in private preview; contact your Palo Alto Networks representative to participate.
Extended Threat Intel (XTI)	Introducing XTI, a comprehensive threat intelligence offering that embeds adversary insights directly into SOC workflows through enriched case investigations and AI-driven behavioral analysis. Powered by Unit 42, XTI delivers a unified catalog of threat actors and malware to supercharge XQL-based threat hunting and continuous IOC detection. Analysts can further accelerate triage and remediation by automating threat-aware responses in playbooks and leveraging the AgentiX AI assistant for natural language intelligence searches.
FedRAMP support	FedRAMP Moderate and High support for the AgentiX standalone platform.