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Changelog

August 2026

Models

67 changes

Text models18

  • Claude Fable 5.1

    Text model from Anthropic. Available to all users.

    All usersAnonymous
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

    Text model from DeepSeek, July 31 release of the V4 Flash series. Available to all users.

    All usersPrivate
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Fast

    Speed-optimized variant of DeepSeek's V4 Flash (July 31 release). Available to all users.

    All usersPrivate
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash Fast

    DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Fast is now available on the API with a maximum output length of 128K tokens.

    All users
  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    Text model from DeepSeek, August 13 release of the V4 Pro series. Available to all users.

    All usersPrivate
  • Gemini 3.7 Flash

    Latency-optimized text model from Google DeepMind. Available to all users.

    All usersAnonymous

Image models7

  • Grok Imagine 2.0

    Image generation model with support for photorealistic and stylized outputs.

    All usersPrivate
  • Grok Imagine 2.0

    Grok Imagine 2.0 image generation and editing are now available to all API users.

    All users
  • Qwen Image 3

    Alibaba Cloud's image generation model with text rendering and multi-style output capabilities.

    All usersAnonymous
  • Qwen Image 3 Edit

    Alibaba Cloud's image editing variant of Qwen Image 3, supporting instruction-based modifications to existing images.

    All users
  • Qwen Image 3 Edit Models

    Qwen Image 3 Edit and Qwen Image 3 Pro Edit are now available through the image edit API.

    All users
  • Qwen Image 3 Pro

    Higher-fidelity variant of Alibaba Cloud's Qwen Image 3 with improved detail, coherence, and prompt adherence.

    All usersAnonymous

Video models24

  • Flux 3

    Video model from Black Forest Labs. Available to all users.

    All usersAnonymous
  • Flux 3 First Last Frame

    Black Forest Labs video model that generates video by interpolating between user-provided first and last frames.

    All usersAnonymous
  • Gemini Omni Flash 1.1

    Video generation model from Google DeepMind. Available to all users.

    All usersAnonymous
  • Gemini Omni Flash 1.1

    Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 is now available through the public API.

    All users
  • Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 R2V

    Reference-to-video variant of Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 from Google DeepMind, enabling image-guided video generation. Available to all users.

    All usersAnonymous
  • Grok Imagine 1.5 R2V

    xAI video model with reference-to-video generation, producing video guided by a reference image.

    All usersPrivate

Audio models1

  • xAI TTS Voices

    Added xAI text-to-speech models to the voice switcher.

    All users

Deprecated17

  • AionLabs Aion 2.0
  • Arcee Trinity Large
  • Claude Opus 4.7 Fast
  • DeepSeek V4 Flash
  • GLM 4.7
  • GLM 4.7 Flash
  • GLM 5
  • NEAR Gemma 4 31B
  • Phala Qwen3.6 35B Uncensored
  • Qwen3 30B A3B
  • Qwen3.5 122B A10B
  • Venice Uncensored 24B
  • Nemotron Cascade 2 Removed
  • Grok Imagine Image Pro
  • LTX-2
  • LTX-2 19B
  • Runway Gen-4 Aleph

Features

107 changes

Chat18

  • Agent Search

    A new advanced search interface is available for finding agents.

  • Chat Memory for TEE Models

    Chat Memory is now available on TEE models when end-to-end encryption is turned off.

  • Citation Link Warning

    A warning is now shown when clicking external links in citations.

  • Content Reporting

    Users can now report content directly from the interface.

  • Copy JSON in Admin

    A new 'Copy JSON' button has been added to the admin agent detail modal.

  • Full-Size File Preview in Chat

    Clicking file thumbnails in classic chat now opens a full-size preview.

Image, video and audio35

  • Agentic Video Notifications

    Users receive a notification when an agentic video generation completes.

  • Audio Studio Loop Toggle

    A new toggle in Audio Studio allows looping of audio playback.

  • Audio Studio Recording

    Source audio input and recording support has been added to Audio Studio.

  • Editor Import Metadata

    Importing generated media into the editor now carries over the original prompt, model, and settings.

  • Export Video History

    Video generation history can now be exported as CSV or JSON.

  • Mask-Aware Prompt Enhancer

    The prompt enhancer now factors in the inpaint mask region and displays the mask during enhancement.

Library and media5

  • Publish Confirmation Popover

    Publishing now requires confirmation via a stateful review popover showing current status.

  • Publishing Progress Indicator

    The publish flow now displays progress, and the publish button is disabled when there are no pending changes.

  • Uncategorized Category

    'Uncategorized' is now a browsable, directly linkable category.

  • Reference Media Validation

    Title and description fields are now required when editing reference media.

  • Listing Search Relocated

    The listing search bar has moved from the page body into the header.

Account and settings5

  • Creator Social Avatar

    Creator profile pages now display the creator's linked social avatar.

  • Discount Expiry Info

    Discount tooltips now show the exact expiration date and time.

  • Fair-Use Rate Limit Messaging

    Paid users now see a fair-use rate-limit notice when usage thresholds are reached.

    Pro users
  • Publishing Rate Limit Toast

    A toast notification now appears when a publishing rate limit is reached.

  • Usage Table Layout

    The reference ID in the usage table has moved into a per-row overflow menu.

Wallet and payments6

  • Bitcoin Credit Purchases

    Credits can now be purchased using Bitcoin via BTCPay.

  • Cost Management Date Ranges

    Added 90-day, 6-month, 12-month, year-to-date, and all-time date ranges, plus working custom date windows.

  • Crypto Monthly Subscriptions

    Monthly subscription plans can now be paid via BTCPay or Coinbase.

    Pro users
  • Crypto Subscriptions General Availability

    Monthly crypto-paid subscriptions are now available to all users.

  • Localized Currency Display

    Credit purchase amounts now display in the user's local currency format during checkout.

  • USDC Payments via Stripe

    USDC is now available as a payment method in the credits purchase modal through Stripe.

General1

  • Progressive Blur Header

    Page header now uses a progressive blur overlay effect.

Mobile app37

  • Agentic Chat

    Introduced Agentic Chat (Chat V2), a new multi-step chat mode powered by an agent with access to Venice tools and features.

  • Android Native Paste Menu

    Android text fields now use the OS-native paste menu.

  • Encrypted Chat Backup

    Chat history and media can now be backed up and restored with passphrase-based encryption.

  • Fork Conversation

    Added a fork conversation option in classic chat, allowing users to branch a conversation from any message.

  • Frosted Glass Chat Header

    The chat header now uses a frosted glass visual effect in the mobile app.

  • Glass Chat Chrome

    Added a floating glass-style chat chrome UI for conversations.

API

43 changes
  • New TTS Voices

    Added new voices to the text-to-speech API.

  • Seedance Bitrate Mode

    Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 video requests now accept a bitrate_mode of standard or high.

  • Seedance Faces-Off Endpoints

    Added paired API endpoints for Seedance video generation with face detection disabled.

  • Seedance Source-Matched Parameters

    The Video API now accepts source-matched aspect ratio and duration parameters for Seedance requests.

  • Sound Effects Loop Parameter

    The Sound Effects API now accepts a loop parameter.

  • TTS Response Format

    The speech endpoint now accepts response_format, and GET /v1/models now publishes the output formats supported by each speech model.

Fixes

1 change
  • Database Recovery

    Added a force-reinitialize option to the locked database dialog when the local database becomes inaccessible.

    Mobile

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