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September 9th, 2026

Venice.ai Change Log - July 28, 2026 - August 31, 2026

New Models

Text Models

  • Claude Fable 5.1 — Text model from Anthropic. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • GLM 5.3 Flash — Frontier text model from Zhipu AI. Private. Available to all users

  • GLM 5.3 — Frontier text model from Zhipu AI. Private. Available to all users

  • Qwen 3.8 27B — 27-billion-parameter text model from Alibaba Cloud in the Qwen 3.8 family. Private. Available to all users

  • Gemini 3.7 Flash — Latency-optimized text model from Google DeepMind. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 — Text model from DeepSeek, August 13 release of the V4 Pro series. Private. Available to all users

  • Qwen 3.8 2.4T — 2.4-trillion-parameter text model from Alibaba Cloud in the Qwen 3.8 family. Private. Available to all users

  • Grok 4.6 — Text model. Private. Available to all users

  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Fast — Speed-optimized variant of DeepSeek's V4 Flash (July 31 release). Private. Available to all users

  • Kimi K3 Fast — Speed-optimized text model from Moonshot AI in the K3 family. Private. Available to all users

  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 — Text model from DeepSeek, July 31 release of the V4 Flash series. Private. Available to all users

  • Qwen 3.8 Max — Largest-scale variant in Alibaba Cloud's Qwen 3.8 family. Anonymous. Available to all users

Image Models

  • Grok Imagine 2.0 — Image generation model with support for photorealistic and stylized outputs. Private.

  • Qwen Image 3 — Alibaba Cloud's image generation model with text rendering and multi-style output capabilities. Anonymous.

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

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

  • Qwen Image 3 Pro Edit — Editing variant of Qwen Image 3 Pro from Alibaba Cloud, combining Pro-tier quality with instruction-based image modification. Anonymous.

Video Models

  • Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 — Video generation model from Google DeepMind. Anonymous. Available to 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. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • MiniMax H3 Max R2V — Reference-to-video variant of MiniMax H3 Max, enabling image-guided video generation. Private. Available to all users

  • MiniMax H3 Max — Video generation model from MiniMax. Private. Available to all users

  • Wan 3.0 Prime — Text-to-video generation model producing high-fidelity video from text prompts. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • Wan 3.0 Prime Reference — Reference-to-video variant of Wan 3.0 Prime, enabling image-guided video generation. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • Wan 2.2 Enhanced — Enhanced variant of the Wan 2.2 video generation model with improved output quality. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • LTX Video 2.5 Fast — Lightricks video generation model optimized for faster generation speed. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • LTX Video 2.5 Pro — Lightricks video generation model optimized for higher output quality. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • Seedance 2.5 — Text-to-video generation model with high-quality motion and scene coherence. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • Seedance 2.5 R2V — Reference-to-video variant of Seedance 2.5, enabling image-guided video generation. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • MiniMax H3 Enhanced — Enhanced video generation model from MiniMax with improved visual fidelity. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • MiniMax H3 R2V Enhanced — Reference-to-video variant of MiniMax H3 Enhanced from MiniMax, enabling image-guided video generation. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • Flux 3 — Video model from Black Forest Labs. Anonymous. Available to all users

  • Flux 3 First Last Frame — Black Forest Labs video model that generates video by interpolating between user-provided first and last frames. Anonymous

  • Wan 3.0 — Alibaba Cloud video generation model. Anonymous

  • Wan 3.0 Reference — Alibaba Cloud video model with reference image conditioning for subject or style consistency in generated video. Anonymous

  • MiniMax H3 — Video generation model from MiniMax. Anonymous

  • MiniMax H3 R2V — MiniMax video model with reference-to-video capability, generating video conditioned on a reference image. Anonymous

  • Grok Imagine 1.5 R2V — xAI video model with reference-to-video generation, producing video guided by a reference image. Private

App

Chat

  • Sub-Agent Side Panel — Sub-agent output streams now open in a side panel instead of inline.

  • Agent Search — New advanced search interface for finding agents.

  • Content Reporting — Users can now report content directly from the interface.

  • Reasoning Effort for Kimi K3 — Reasoning effort is now configurable when using the Kimi K3 model.

  • LCC Toggle — The LCC toggle now appears on eligible non-pay-per-use models.

  • Status Indicator Redesign — The auto-expanding status widget has been replaced with a sidebar indicator that opens a detail modal on click.

  • Local PDF Parsing — PDF files are now parsed locally in the browser instead of server-side

  • Text Input Character Limits — All text input fields now enforce maximum character length constraints.

  • Citation Link Warning — A warning is now shown when clicking external links in citations.

  • Sound Effects Prompt Limit — Increased the maximum prompt length for sound effects generation to 450 characters.

  • MiniMax H3 Prompt Limit — Increased the prompt character limit for MiniMax H3 to 7,000 characters.

  • Qwen 3.8 27B Reasoning Effort — Added reasoning effort control for the Qwen 3.8 27B model.

  • Qwen 3.8 2.4T Function Calling — Function calling is now enabled for this model.

  • Prompt Enhancer on Edit/Combine — The prompt enhancer now runs automatically when submitting edit or combine operations.

  • Chat Composer Overlay — Messages beneath the chat composer now fade out with a gradient mask instead of being hidden behind a solid backdrop.

  • Default Thinking Level — The default thinking level for reasoning models is now set to High (previously Normal).

  • Chat Memory for TEE Models — Chat Memory is now available on TEE models when end-to-end encryption is turned off

  • Publication Rejection Banner — A rejection banner is now displayed when an agent or publication fails moderation review.

  • Full-Size File Preview in Chat — Clicking file thumbnails in classic chat now opens a full-size preview.

  • Tool Icons in Details Card — Tool icons now appear on the details card for agents and listings.

  • Copy JSON in Admin — New "Copy JSON" button on the admin agent detail modal.

Image, Video and Audio

  • Video-to-Video Quotes — Video-to-video price quotes now factor in the detected duration of the input video.

  • Replace Asset — Added the ability to replace an uploaded asset in place.

  • Voice Selection UI — Selected voice and active recording state are now more clearly indicated in the UI.

  • Audio Trimming — Audio trimming is now decode-accurate; files that cannot be trimmed are rejected instead of silently failing.

  • Preset Voices for Grok Imagine 1.5 R2V — Added preset xAI voice options for the Grok Imagine 1.5 R2V model

  • Video Model Annotations — Video model options now display capability annotations matching the format used in the image model selector.

  • Prompt Enhancer for Inpainting — The prompt enhancer is now automatically applied when using the inpaint mask tool.

  • Audio Studio Loop Toggle — New toggle in Audio Studio to loop audio playback.

  • Doodle Mode Updates — Improved model picker in Doodle mode and added a recommendation call-to-action for the Seedream model.

  • Studio Reasoning Variants — Generation and edit variants in Studio now support reasoning output.

  • Video Price Quotes — Video generation price estimates now factor in the number of reference images included.

  • Oversized Image Paste Handling — Pasting an oversized image now automatically resizes it instead of rejecting it.

  • New xAI TTS Voices — Additional text-to-speech voices from xAI are now available in Audio Studio.

  • Mask-Aware Prompt Enhancer — The prompt enhancer now factors in the inpaint mask region and displays the mask during enhancement.

  • Model Selection for Image & Video Tools — New model selector UI added to image and video generation tools.

  • Editor Import Metadata — Importing generated media into the editor now carries over the original prompt, model, and settings.

  • Reference Audio Limits — Chat and studio now enforce the maximum number of reference audio files per model

  • Mobile HTML Sandbox — HTML sandbox previews now render on mobile devices

  • Wan 3.0 Reference Image Limit — Upload tiles now enforce the maximum reference image count for Wan 3.0

  • Reference Image Deduplication — Duplicate reference images are automatically filtered out when appended

  • Video Task ID — Task ID is now displayed in video details panels in both chat and studio

  • Reference Image Preview — Click reference image thumbnails to view the full-size image

  • Video Card Layout — Video cards now display at full width

  • Video Edit UI — Added a new interface for editing generated videos

  • Character Photo Generation Settings — Expanded and reworked the configuration options for character photo generation.

  • Video Model Ordering — Wan 2.7 Enhanced (Image-to-Video and Text-to-Video) is now pinned to the top of the video model selector.

  • Studio Paste Confirmation — The paste confirmation dialog in Studio now clarifies that pasting creates an Edit session.

  • Voice Menu Avatars & Previews — The Studio Voice menu now displays seeded gradient avatars and per-voice audio previews.

  • Audio Studio Recording — Added source audio input and recording support to Audio Studio.

  • Reference Audio Preview — Reference audio clips now support click-to-play inline preview.

  • Wan 3.0 Reference-to-Video Audio Input — A reference audio input field is now shown when using Wan 3.0 in Reference-to-Video mode.

  • Wan 3.0 Reference Audio in Chat — Classic chat now accepts and auto-truncates reference audio for Wan 3.0 video generation.

  • Agentic Video Notifications — Users receive a notification when an agentic video generation completes.

  • Model Search in Tool Editor — Added a search field in the tool editor to find models by name.

  • Studio Edit History Clustering — Studio edit rail history is now grouped into per-turn clusters instead of a flat list.

  • Export Video History — Video generation history can now be exported as CSV or JSON.

  • Session Edit in Studio — Sessions can now be edited directly within Studio.

Library and Media

  • Uncategorized Category — "Uncategorized" is now a browsable, directly linkable category.

  • 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.

  • Listing Search Relocated — The listing search bar has moved from the page body into the header.

  • Reference Media Validation — Title and description fields are now required when editing reference media.

Account and Settings

  • Discount Expiry Info — Discount tooltips now show the exact expiration date and time.

  • Usage Table Layout — The reference ID in the usage table has moved into a per-row overflow menu.

  • Progressive Blur Header — Page header now uses a progressive blur overlay effect

  • Cost Management Date Ranges — Added 90-day, 6-month, 12-month, year-to-date, and all-time date ranges, plus working custom date windows

  • Fair-Use Rate Limit Messaging — Paid users now see a fair-use rate-limit notice when usage thresholds are reached.

  • Publishing Rate Limit Toast — A toast notification now appears when a publishing rate limit is reached.

  • Creator Social Avatar — Creator profile pages now display the creator's linked social avatar.

Wallet and Payments

  • Crypto Monthly Subscriptions — Monthly subscription plans can now be paid via BTCPay or Coinbase

  • Crypto Subscriptions General Availability — Monthly crypto-paid subscriptions are now available to all users

  • API Image Billing — Image generation via the API now tracks and bills credit usage

  • Bitcoin Credit Purchases — Credits can now be purchased using Bitcoin via BTCPay

  • USDC Payments via Stripe — USDC is now available as a payment method in the credits purchase modal through Stripe

  • Localized Currency Display — Credit purchase amounts now display in the user's local currency format during checkout

Mobile App

  • Image View Actions — Added action buttons such as save and share to the image viewer.

  • Reference Image Details — Media reference images now display their associated metadata.

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

  • Encrypted Chat Backup — Chat history and media can now be backed up and restored with passphrase-based encryption

  • Android Native Paste Menu — Android text fields now use the OS-native paste menu

  • iOS Native Paste Menu — iOS text fields now use the OS-native paste menu

  • Model Section Layout — Text and image model settings are now displayed in separate sections

  • iOS Chat Rename — Chat rename prompts on iOS now use native system dialogs

  • Account Pill Settings Shortcut — Tapping the account pill now opens Settings directly

  • Settings Navigation Overhaul — Redesigned the Settings navigation structure and root screen

  • Native Context Menu — Added native OS context menu support for long-press actions

  • Per-Model Image Input Limits — Image attachment limits are now enforced per model based on each model's supported input count

  • Reference Image Previews — Image previews now display in the reference edit sheet when editing image references.

  • Offline Indicator — Added an offline status banner in the header when the device loses connectivity.

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

  • Database Backup Prompt — The locked database dialog now prompts users to back up data before taking recovery actions.

  • Image Edit Limit Removed — Removed the per-image edit limit; users can now make unlimited edits to a generated image.

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

  • Glass Theme Colors — Added additional color options to the glass theme.

  • Glass Chat Chrome — Added a floating glass-style chat chrome UI for conversations.

  • Frosted Glass Chat Header — The chat header now uses a frosted glass visual effect in the mobile app.

  • Video Loading Cards — Video generation and video editing outputs now show loading card indicators while processing.

  • Voice Chat Ready State — Voice chat now displays an "ask anything" prompt when ready for input.

  • Video Edit Accessibility — Improved accessibility support in the video editing interface.

  • Agentic Video Edit Results — Agentic video editing now renders edit results inline in the conversation.

  • App Status in Header — The app header now surfaces current app status notifications when relevant.

  • Chat Carousel Image Swap — Images in the chat carousel can now be swapped out during editing.

  • Chat Improvements — User messages now render code blocks; daily-limit messaging for paid users shows local reset times; model list displays a "cheapest" badge.

  • Doodle Before Inpaint — Users can now draw on an image before applying inpaint edits.

  • Model Explorer from Selector — The model selector now includes an option to open the model explorer.

  • Model Info Tap Action — Tapping model info in the selector now opens a model details view.

  • xAI TTS Voices — Added xAI text-to-speech models to the voice switcher.

  • TTS Model Switcher — New switcher component for selecting between available text-to-speech models.

  • Publish Action — Added a Publish button to the media details header

  • Rate Limit Banner — A "slow down" banner now appears when the per-minute chat message limit is reached

  • Font Options — Added a font selection popover in Settings to choose between available typefaces

  • Floating Drawer Header — Navigation drawer now displays a floating header that stays visible while scrolling

  • Font Selector — New font picker in settings with added Inter font support

API

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

  • Voice Parameter Defaults — Redundant default voice values are no longer returned in API responses.

  • Seedance Video API Documentation — Documented source-matched aspect ratio and duration parameters for the Seedance Video API.

  • Seedance API Content Policy — Updated media content policy documentation for the Seedance public API.

  • API vs App Pricing Docs — Added documentation clarifying the distinction between API pricing and consumer app pricing.

  • Billing History API Reference —w Added a new API reference page for usage and billing history.

  • Uncensored Model Flag — GET /v1/models now returns model_spec.uncensored, so clients no longer need to infer the label from model traits or model ID substrings.

  • Embeddings Text-Only Validation — Embeddings requests that pass token ID arrays now return a validation error instead of failing upstream.

  • Embeddings Privacy Enforcement — The PRIVATE_TEXT API key privacy setting now applies to embeddings requests, which were previously treated as non-text.

  • Billing Usage Endpoint Sunset — GET /v1/billing/usage is deprecated in favor of GET /v1/billing/usage-history.

  • Wan 3.0 General Availability — Wan 3.0 text-to-video, image-to-video, and reference-to-video are now available to all API users,

  • Wan 3.0 Prime — Added new Wan 3.0 Prime video model variants to the API.

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

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

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

  • Video Prompt Length Increase — Increased the maximum prompt and negative_prompt length for video requests from 10,000 to 20,000 characters.

  • 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.

  • Model Listing Privacy Filter — GET /v1/models now filters results based on the calling API key's model privacy setting and returns MODEL_PRIVACY_RESTRICTED for models the key cannot access.

  • Partner Rate Quoting — The cost object in chat completions responses now reflects negotiated partner rates instead of public list rates.

  • Model Listing Cache Headers — GET /v1/models responses are no longer cacheable because model visibility and negotiated rates can vary by caller.

  • Character API Visibility — Characters can now be individually marked as API-accessible, controlling whether they appear on the characters endpoint.

  • Seedance Bitrate Mode — Seedance 2.0 and 2.5 video requests now accept a bitrate_mode of standard or high.

  • Rate Limit Error Types — Rate limit errors now include a typed reason, with documented values for RPM, TPM, RPD, FAILED_REQUESTS, and UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE_REQUESTS.

  • Paid Tier Text Limits — Adjusted paid tier daily text limits to 10,000 requests per day.

  • xAI Video Input Pricing — Video requests to xAI models are now billed per input image instead of using a flat surcharge.

  • Image Promotional Pricing — Promotional discounts now apply to image models, including launch discounts for Qwen Image 3 and MiniMax H3.

  • Qwen 3.8 Max Price Reduction — Reduced Qwen 3.8 Max list prices by 50% as a limited-time promotion.

  • Model Trait Reassignment — Updated model traits to point to active models: default and function_calling_default now resolve to GLM 5.2, most_intelligent to Grok 4.6, default_reasoning to Kimi K3, default_vision to Qwen 3.8 27B, and default_code to DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813.

  • Gemini 3.7 Flash — Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available on the API with a 50% introductory discount through December 31, 2026.

  • Nemotron Cascade 2 Removed — NVIDIA Nemotron Cascade 2 30B is no longer available through the API.

  • Voice Changer Error Handling — Voice Changer requests that fail permanently now return a terminal, non-retryable error instead of a retryable HTTP 500.

  • Voice ID Error Handling — Requests with an unresolvable Voice ID now return a terminal error instead of a retryable HTTP 500.

  • Models API Promotional Rates — The public models endpoint now includes promotional pricing data when applicable.

  • Voice Changer Credit Refunds — Fixed an issue where credits were not refunded after Voice Changer failures due to a truncated charge identifier.

  • Overload Retry Headers — Overloaded text-to-image requests now return HTTP 429 with a Retry-After header where supported.

  • New TTS Voices — Added new voices to the text-to-speech API.

  • Image URL Validation — The API now validates remote image_url values on inference requests and rejects invalid or unreachable URLs.

  • Video URL Validation — The API now validates remote video_url values on inference requests and rejects invalid or unreachable URLs.

  • Chat Rate Limits for Paid Tiers — Configured chat rate limits are now enforced for paid tier users.

  • Per-API-Key Model Privacy Enforcement — Model privacy settings configured per API key are now enforced on inference requests.

  • Default API Model — Updated the default model used for API text generation requests.

  • API Key Deep Link — Added support for deep-linking directly to the Create API Key modal.

  • Wan 3.0 API Defaults — Aligned Wan 3.0 default parameters with the general availability API specification.

  • Per-API-Key Model Privacy Setting — API keys now support a persistent model privacy setting.

  • Rate Limit Increase — Doubled Pro and Partner tier rate limits for Gemma 4 26B A4B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B.

  • Seedance OpenAPI Documentation — Added source-matched duration and aspect ratio parameters to the OpenAPI specification for Seedance video generation.

  • Seedance Source-Matched Parameters — The Video API now accepts source-matched aspect ratio and duration parameters for Seedance requests.

  • Seedance Edit/Extend Fix — Free-form edit and extend prompts are now detected before request submission, reducing provider rejections caused by mismatched ratio or duration parameters.

  • Seedance Faces-Off Endpoints — Added paired API endpoints for Seedance video generation with face detection disabled.

  • Model Rate Limit Increases — Increased rate limits by 50% for kimi-k3, deepseek-v4-flash-0731, qwen3-6-27b, and deepseek-v4-flash-0731.

Model Deprecations

  • Phala Qwen3.6 35B Uncensored 

  • NEAR Gemma 4 31B 

  • AionLabs Aion 2.0 

  • Arcee Trinity Large (Thinking) 

  • GLM 5 (TEE) 

  • GLM 4.7 Flash (TEE) 

  • Qwen3.5 122B A10B (TEE) 

  • LTX-2 and LTX-2 19B 

  • Grok Imagine Image Pro 

  • Runway Gen-4 Aleph 

  • Claude Opus 4.7 Fast 

  • GLM 4.7 (TEE)

  • Venice Uncensored 24B (TEE) 

  • Qwen3 30B A3B (TEE) 

  • DeepSeek V4 Flash