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New models, features, and API changes shipped to Venice each month.

Changelog
December 2025
Models
18 changesText models7
Added the new Claude Opus 4.5 model.
All usersAnonymousDeepseek 3.2
Launched Deepseek 3.2 as a live PRO model with API support and reasoning enabled.
Pro usersGemini 3 Pro Preview
Added Gemini 3 Pro Preview as a new Pay Per Use model.
All usersAdded the new GPT-5.2 model.
All usersAnonymousGrok 4.1 Fast
Added Grok 4.1 Fast with reasoning and vision for all users and the API.
All usersKimi K2
Added Kimi K2 as a new Pay Per Use model.
All users
Image models4
Made GPT-Image-1.5 live for alpha users.
BetaAnonymousPromoted nano banana pro to the beta API.
All usersIncreased the price of Nano Banana Pro.
All usersSeedream
Upgraded Seedream to version 4.5.
All users
Video models3
Kling 2.6
Launched Kling 2.6 publicly.
All usersLongcat video models
Added the new Longcat video models.
All usersLTX 2 Video
Launched the new LTX 2 Video model.
All users
Deprecated4
- Qwen235B
- DeepSeek R1 (beta)
- Devstral 2
- Kandinsky 5
Features
22 changesChat3
Estimated pricing display
Added estimated pricing display for Pay Per Use LLM models in the model selector.
System-prompt token calculation
Improved system-prompt token calculation for more accurate usage reporting.
Auto model visibility
The 'Auto' model is now hidden from the model switcher when you are in the video category.
Image, video and audio3
Drag-and-drop upload
Added drag-and-drop image upload functionality to the edit, combine, and upscale modals.
Image details info
Added resolution and websearch information to the image details view.
Resolution selection
Added resolution selection to the NanoBananaPro model.
Library and media1
Feature characters
Added a way to feature characters and updated the default sort on the public characters page to 'Featured'.
Wallet and payments1
Locked label tooltip
Added a tooltip to the locked label on the token dashboard for better clarity.
General12
Burn section
Added a new 'burn' section to the token page.
Copy button for tables
Added a copy button for markdown tables.
Moderated posts visibility
Moderated posts now appear at the top of the Social Feed for visibility.
Mute users in Social Feed
Added the ability to mute users directly in the Social Feed.
Support Bot feedback
Added feedback buttons to the Support Bot responses.
Support bot message
Added a message to the Support bot for non-Venice related questions.
Mobile app2
Credit purchase redirect
Mobile credit purchases now redirect back to the native app after completion.
New languages
Added 3 new languages (using Google Translate for now).
API
13 changesAnthropic tool configurations
Added support for Anthropic-format tool configurations and the tool_use/tool_result message format.
Cache token tracking
Added cache token tracking and discounted billing for models that support context caching, including Anthropic models.
prompt_cache_key
Added support for prompt_cache_key in the LLM schema to improve cache hits.
reasoning_effort parameter
Added support for the reasoning_effort parameter.
reasoning_details blocks
Preserved reasoning_details blocks for advanced tool calling and reasoning.
Audio and video file analysis
Added support for analysing audio and video files for Gemini 3 Pro/Flash and other compatible models.
Fixes
22 changesConversation type switch
Fixed a bug where upscaling or enhancing an image at 1x would switch the conversation type to 'image'. The conversation type now remains consistent.
ChatImage aspect ratio
Fixed image aspect ratio issue in multimodal chats.
ChatMultimodal regen
Fixed a bug in multimodal regen.
ChatReasoning tag display
Fixed incorrect display of the 'Reasoning' tag in text details.
ChatAspect ratio in selfie mode
Fixed aspect ratio issues in selfie mode and the image loader.
StudioFAL image pricing
Fixed FAL image model pricing.
Studio
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