- Namespaces become a licensed feature, adding control‑plane and data isolation for multi‑tenant clusters.
- Drop vector index is now GA with an enabled endpoint, and a preview reindex‑property feature; new REST search endpoints (hybrid, near‑object, aggregate, near‑vector) are added.
- Extensive performance and reliability improvements: HFresh optimizations, deduplicated backups, async replication enhancements, and numerous bug fixes.