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## Alpha

Selected Camunda features and components are released as **alpha** versions. We release these in an early state for you to test and participate in development by sharing your feedback before they reach [general availability (GA)](#general-availability-ga).
Selected Camunda features and components are released as **alpha** versions. We release these in an early state for you to test and participate in development by sharing your feedback before they reach [general availability](/reference/release-policy.md#general-availability-ga).

Limitations of alpha features and components include:

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- Alpha features can also be included in a minor version (stable) release.
- Although there is no maintenance service, customers can still provide feedback through designated support channels, depending on their SLAs. These channels include filing issues in the respective [GitHub repositories](https://github.com/camunda) and submitting questions and suggestions by [contacting us](/reference/contact.md).
- Alpha releases can also have **limited availability**, such as features that are only available to enterprise customers.

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## General availability (GA)

Once features and components are released and considered stable, they become generally available.

Stable features and components are:

- Ready for production use for most users with minimal risk.
- Supported by [L1 Priority-level support](https://camunda.com/services/enterprise-support-guide/) for production use.
- Fully documented.

A release or component is considered stable if it has passed all verification and test stages and can be released to production.

:::note
Alpha releases can also have **limited availability**, such as features that are only available to enterprise customers.
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## Alpha features

[Alpha features](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md) are more developed and closer to becoming part of the product but may not yet be fully optimized or supported. Selected Camunda features and components are released as alpha versions to provide early access. By testing these features, you have the opportunity to participate in their development by sharing feedback before they reach [general availability](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md#general-availability-ga).
[Alpha features](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md) are more developed and closer to becoming part of the product but may not yet be fully optimized or supported. Selected Camunda features and components are released as alpha versions to provide early access. By testing these features, you have the opportunity to participate in their development by sharing feedback before they reach [general availability](/reference/release-policy.md#general-availability-ga).

## What to expect

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<span class="badge badge--alpha">Alpha</span>

:::note
Camunda Docs AI is an alpha feature. To use this feature, enable the [AI-powered features](https://camunda.com/blog/2024/02/camunda-docs-ai-developer-experience-new-level/) through the [alpha features](/components/console/manage-organization/enable-alpha-features.md) menu. Learn more about [alpha features and general availability](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md).
Camunda Docs AI is an alpha feature. To use this feature, enable the [AI-powered features](https://camunda.com/blog/2024/02/camunda-docs-ai-developer-experience-new-level/) through the [alpha features](/components/console/manage-organization/enable-alpha-features.md) menu. Learn more about [alpha features](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md) and [general availability](/reference/release-policy.md#general-availability-ga).
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Camunda Docs AI provides a smart AI-powered chatbot that helps you find answers to your technical and non-technical questions about Camunda within Web Modeler, rather than navigating and searching across multiple sources of information like documentation, forums, blog posts, etc.
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### Alpha feature

Refers to a feature or component released as an alpha version, in an early state for you to test and participate in development by sharing your feedback before the feature reaches [general availability (GA)](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md#general-availability-ga). Some alpha features require turning on for your cluster before you can use them. See [alpha features](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md).
Refers to a feature or component released as an alpha version, in an early state for you to test and participate in development by sharing your feedback before the feature reaches [general availability](#general-availability-ga). Some alpha features require turning on for your cluster before you can use them. See [alpha features](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md).

### Alpha release

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## General availability (GA)

Once features and components are released and considered stable, they become generally available.

Stable features and components are:

- Ready for production use for most users with minimal risk.
- Supported by [L1 Priority-level support](https://camunda.com/services/enterprise-support-guide/) for production use.
- Fully documented.

A release or component is considered stable if it has passed all verification and test stages and can be released to production.

## SaaS provisioning

In Camunda 8 SaaS we differentiate between components that are part of a Camunda 8 cluster (cluster components), and components outside the cluster (non-cluster components).
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#### Stable channel

You can use the **Stable** channel to access [general availability](/components/early-access/alpha/alpha-features.md#general-availability-ga) features for cluster components.
You can use the **Stable** channel to access [general availability](#general-availability-ga) features for cluster components.

- Provides the latest feature and patch releases ready for most users at minimal risk.
- Releases follow semantic versioning and can be updated to the next minor or patch release without data loss.
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