March 6th, 2026

OpenAI's flagship models GPT-5.4 and GPT-5.4 Pro with extended reasoning are now available to all Venice users. Here's everything else we shipped.
The following models have been added to Venice:
Text Models
GPT 5.4 — Latest, most advanced text model from OpenAI. Available to all users.
GPT-5.4 Pro — OpenAI's Pro-tier text model with extended reasoning capabilities. Available to all users.
Qwen 3.5 35B A3B — Text model from Alibaba Cloud with 35 billion parameters. Now publicly available to all users.
GLM 4.6 — Text model from Zhipu AI. Now available via API.
GPT-4o — OpenAI's multimodal text model with 128K context window, supporting text, image, and audio inputs. Available to all users.
Image & Video Models
Nano Banana 2 — Google’s image generation model with per-unit pricing. Available to all users on a pay-per-use basis
LTX 2.3 — Video generation model from Lightricks. Available to all users
New Features
Video Prompt Auto-Enhance — Video prompts are now automatically enhanced before generation to improve output quality
Keyboard Shortcut: Cmd/Ctrl+Enter — Submit prompts using Cmd+Enter (Mac) or Ctrl+Enter (Windows)
Session Persistence — Chat sessions are now preserved across page reloads and browser restarts
Route-Based Navigation — Navigation now uses URL-based routing, enabling browser back/forward and direct linking
Session Selection — Users can now select and switch between active sessions
Music Generation Queue Polling — Music generation now polls for completion status asynchronously, showing real-time progress updates
Content Violation UI — Improved messaging and presentation when content moderation flags a request
Verification Center Header — New header section added to the Verification Center page
GIF Export — Export generated content as GIF files
Enter Key Submission — Pressing Enter now submits prompts in applicable input fields
Logged-In User Redirect — Authenticated users are now automatically redirected away from landing/login pages
Randomized Video Feed — Videos in the public feed now display in randomized order
Video Gallery — New gallery view for browsing generated videos
Video Completion Notification — Users now receive a notification when their video generation finishes
Recent Chat Images — Recent images from chat history are now accessible in the conversation view
Variant Model Settings — New settings for configuring model parameters when generating variants
Venice Banner — New Venice-branded banner added to the interface
Music Routing and Confirmation — Music generation now includes inline confirmation before submission and updated routing
Wallet and Payments
Billing Interval Toggle — Monthly checkout now includes a toggle to switch between billing intervals.
Video Generation Credit Costs — Credit costs are now displayed in the video generator.
Monthly Crypto Subscriptions — Users can now subscribe to monthly plans using cryptocurrency.
Credit Cost Reminder Modal — A modal now reminds users of credit costs before confirming an action.
AI Agent Skills — Agents now support skills, enabling task-specific capabilities inside conversations.
Multi-Image Support — Send or attach multiple images in a single message.
Voice Input Reliability — Updated speech-to-text handling for the new Expo SDK, including more reliable auto-submit behavior.
Android Message Composer — The message input now grows dynamically on Android to avoid typing and layout issues.
Context Usage UI — Updated the context usage component and fixed layout issues in the context usage popover.
Conversation Rename Dialog — Added a dedicated dialog for renaming conversations.
Errored Message Actions — Assistant messages that fail now surface regenerate and delete actions.
Token Dashboard Navigation — Added authenticated navigation entry points to the token dashboard.
Settings Navigation — Added Settings to the drawer and refreshed parts of the settings UI.
Preferred Model Persistence — The model selector now preserves and displays the user's saved model label.
Credits and Pricing UI — Refreshed credits iconography, price quote styling, and related status colors.
Variant Settings Navigation — Added a back arrow to variant settings bottom sheets.
Animated Image Loader — Image generation now shows an animated loading state, with fixes to loader clipping.
Image Variant Defaults — Updated default handling when selecting image variants.
Media Item Text Layout — Adjusted line height and removed model labels from media item displays.
Chat and Search Layout Polish — Refined chat padding and search group header styling.
Music Generation SDK — Added async queue support for music generation in the API SDK
Auto-Mint API Key — API keys are now automatically generated for new accounts
API Key Requirement Removed — API key is no longer required for certain operations
Max Reasoning Effort — New max_reasoning_effort parameter to control reasoning depth on supported models
Background Removal Model — Replaced BEN-2 with Bria RMBG 2.0 for background removal
Checkout Session Endpoint — New endpoint for updating an existing checkout session
Multi-Image Generation — Added support for generating multiple images in a single API request
Free Tier Moderation — Content moderation now applied to free-tier user requests
Credit Grant — 1M credits granted to user accounts
Dynamic Model Selection — Router now dynamically selects the fastest available model for requests
Annual Subscription Pricing — Annual Stripe subscription price changes from $149 to $180, effective March 1, 2026
Router Token Limit — Increased the maximum token limit for model router requests
Grok 4.1 Fast Pricing — Updated per-token pricing for the grok-4.1-fast model
Stablecoin Payments — Added stablecoin as a payment method
Music Task Type — Added music as a new task type in the API
Improved tooltips now appear after a short delay instead of instantly on hover
Updated memory behavior in temporary chat sessions
Improved chat input field now auto-refocuses after sending a message
Improved border animation on the music generation progress indicator
Improved moved video models to a different category in the model selector
Improved video model selector now displays the first 6 models by default
Updated multimodal model status indicator rendering for new content types
Improved removed video models selection box from the default view
Improved upgrade button is no longer shown to users already on a Pro plan
Improved interface now resets to edit mode after completing an action
Improved mode switching is now disabled while a generation task is in progress
Added loading placeholder to reduce layout shift while content loads
Improved document upload and parsing speed in Memoria
Added back arrow to variant settings sheets for easier navigation
Improved adjusted line height and removed model labels from media item text displays
Updated error message for insufficient account balance
Improved access by removing the credit requirement for usage
Improved Phala verification by running it client-side in the browser
Improved model capabilities to support multi-modal inputs
Improved rendering of model thinking output in the chat interface
Improved end-to-end encryption with server key authentication
Improved privacy capabilities with end-to-end encryption support
Improved end-to-end encryption with enhanced security measures
Improved model selector to persist its state across sessions
Improved certificate security by adding CRL revocation checking