Changelog

Text models14

• DeepSeek V4 Flash

  Lighter, faster variant of DeepSeek V4 optimized for speed and lower latency while retaining strong general-purpose performance. Available to all users.

  All users

• DeepSeek V4 Pro

  DeepSeek's full-size V4 reasoning model with extended context and strong performance on coding, math, and multi-step tasks. Available to all users.

  All users

• Gemini 3.5 Flash

  Google DeepMind's lightweight, low-latency text model optimized for speed. Available to all users.

  All usersAnonymous

• Gemma 4 26B A4B Uncensored

  Uncensored, unfiltered mixture-of-experts variant of Google's Gemma 4 with 26B total parameters and 4B active parameters. Available to all users.

  All usersTEE

• Gemma 4 31B Instruct

  Google's 31B-parameter open text model with instruction tuning. Available to all users.

  All users

• GLM 5.1 E2EE

  Zhipu AI's GLM 5.1 running with end-to-end encryption in a Trusted Execution Environment. Available to Pro users at no additional credit cost.

  Pro users
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Image models6

• Grok Imagine High Quality

  Image generation model from xAI with state-of-the-art quality output. Available to all users.

  All usersPrivate

• Wan 2.7 Pro Edit

  Alibaba DashScope image editing model for prompt-driven edits to existing images. Available to all users.

  All users

• GPT Image 2

  New quality setting added for GPT Image 2 image generation.

  All users

• GPT Image 2 Quality Parameter

  GPT Image 2 now supports a quality parameter with pricing tied to resolution and quality.

  All users

• Lustify v7

  Restored Lustify v7 model availability after prior deprecation.

  All users

• Qwen Image

  Effective June 18, Qwen Image pricing will increase from $0.01 to $0.03 per generated image. The model will also move from height / width parameters to aspect_ratio, with support for: 1:1, 3:2, 16:9, 21:9, 9:16, 2:3, 3:4, and 4:5.

  All users

Video models12

• HappyHorse 1.0

  Alibaba's text-to-video generation model. Available to all users.

  All users

• HappyHorse 1.0 Edit

  Video editing model for modifying and transforming existing video. Available to all users.

  All users

• HappyHorse 1.0 I2V

  Image-to-video generation model from a source image. Available to all users.

  All users

• HappyHorse 1.0 Reference

  Video generation guided by a reference image for style and content. Available to all users.

  All users

• Kling O3 4K

  Kuaishou O3-series text-to-video model generating native 4K resolution output. Available to all users.

  All users

• Kling O3 4K I2V

  Kuaishou O3-series image-to-video model generating native 4K resolution output. Available to all users.

  All users
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Audio models3

• Chatterbox HD on /models

  Chatterbox HD voice cloning model is now listed and documented on the /models endpoint.

  All users

• Lyria 3 Pro

  Google DeepMind audio and music generation model capable of producing high-fidelity instrumental and vocal tracks. Available to all users.

  All usersAnonymous

• Music Pricing Granularity

  Character-based music pricing now uses finer 100-character granularity.

  All users

Deprecated12

• GLM 5
• Grok 4.1 Fast
• HiDream
• Kimi K2 Thinking
• Kimi K2 Thinking
• Qwen 3 Coder 480B
• Qwen 3.5 122B A10B
• Qwen3 Coder 480B
• NEAR AI GLM 5.0 (E2EE)
• Venice Uncensored 1.1
• Grok Imagine Pro
• Qwen Image Deprecation

Chat31

• Agentic Chat

  Agentic Chat is now the default Venice chat experience, with tool use, media generation, and multi-step workflows available directly inside a conversation. Users can search, reason, generate or edit images, create videos, and refine results without switching chats.

• Agentic Chat Message Editing

  Messages in agentic chat can now be edited in place without resending.

• Audio Reference Chips

  Audio files can now be attached as reference chips via the chat slash menu.

• Auto-Approve Video in Agentic Chat

  Video generation requests in agentic chat are now auto-approved without requiring manual confirmation.

• China Server Location Flag

  China flag icon now displayed for CN server locations in model details.

• Drag-to-Folder for Agentic Chat

  Agentic chat conversations can now be dragged into folders in the sidebar.

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Image, video and audio15

• Download All Videos

  New 'Download All Videos' button in the Studio gallery to batch-download all generated videos.

• Image Auto-Downsize on Share

  Images larger than 25 MB are automatically downsized before sharing.

• Image Generation Metadata

  Generated images now include generation metadata (model, prompt, settings) embedded in the file.

• Image-to-Video Progress Preview

  A blurred version of the source image is now displayed while image-to-video generation is in progress.

• In-Browser Camera Capture

  Capture photos directly from the browser camera in Chat, Video Studio, Image Studio, and multi-edit.

• Suggested Prompts for Image & Video

  Pre-written prompt suggestions now appear in the image and video generation interfaces.

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Account and settings6

• Conversation Mode Minutes Display

  Remaining conversation mode minutes are now shown in the Storage & Limits settings page.

• Email Identity Verification

  Optional email address can now be linked for account identity verification.

• Free User Rate Limit CTA

  Free users now see a call-to-action prompt when they hit rate limits.

• Two-Factor Authentication

  Added additional second-factor authentication options for account security.

• Pro Upgrade CTA

  Updated copy on the Pro upgrade call-to-action.

• User Dropdown Menu

  Improved reordered items in the user dropdown menu.

Wallet and payments20

• Auto Top-Up

  New option to automatically replenish credits when balance falls below a set threshold.

• Credit Cost Granularity

  Credit costs now displayed with per-100-character precision.

• Credit Usage History

  A detailed log of past credit usage is now available in the wallet section.

• Crypto Subscription Credit Display

  Credit balance now shown on the crypto subscription card.

• Crypto Subscription Management

  Users can now upgrade, downgrade, or cancel crypto subscriptions directly from the crypto subscription card in the wallet section.

• Solana Top-Up Support

  Solana is now accepted as a payment method for credit top-ups and wallet authentication.

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General9

• Clickable Creator Name

  Creator name in the Social Feed post detail header now links to the creator's profile.

• Emoji Reactions

  Emoji reactions are now available on social posts in the Social Feed.

• Home Page Redesign

  Redesigned home page with updated layout at venice.ai/home.

• Venice Skills GitHub Repository

  Official veniceai/skills repository now live on GitHub with example skills covering the full Venice API surface.

• Wide Screen Layout

  Improved 2-column grid layout on wide screens for better use of available space.

• Execution Time Display

  Updated execution time display to show milliseconds for greater precision.

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Mobile app31

• Agentic Chat

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

• Background Chat Sync

  Chat responses that streamed while the app was backgrounded sync upon returning to the foreground.

• Context Search Rendering

  Context search results are now rendered inline in chat.

• Enter Key to Send

  Pressing Enter now submits messages in chat.

• Android Native Chat Streaming

  Chat responses now stream using native Android processing.

• iOS Native Chat Streaming

  Chat responses now stream using native iOS processing.

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• OpenAI-Compatible File Inputs

  Chat completions endpoint now accepts file inputs using the OpenAI-compatible format.

• maxtokens Strict Cap on Reasoning Models

  On reasoning-capable models, maxtokens is now a strict cap on total completion tokens (visible output + reasoning), restoring Venice's prior behavior across the model fleet. maxcompletiontokens is accepted as an equivalent alias and takes precedence if both are sent.

• Image Edit Resolution Parameter

  New resolution parameter available on the image edit and multi-edit API endpoints.

• Reference Audio URLs

  OpenAPI docs now expose referenceaudiourls for supported audio-reference workflows.

• Seedance R2V Audio

  Seedance reference-to-video workflows can now use reference audio through the public API.

• TTS Response Format Selection

  The text-to-speech endpoint now accepts a response format parameter to specify the output audio format per request.

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• Android Chat Reliability

  Fixed chat dropping or failing during request timeouts and mid-stream disconnects on Android.

  Mobile

• Attachment-Only Messages

  Fixed inability to send messages containing only an attachment without text.

  Chat

• Chat Message Queue

  Fixed chat message queue issues that could cause messages to be processed incorrectly.

  Chat

• Conversation Replay Fix

  Fixed a bug where already-read responses would replay when re-entering a conversation.

  Mobile

• Grok 4.1 Fast Characters

  Fixed errors when using Grok 4.1 Fast with characters.

  Chat

• Quoting Video Content

  Fixed an error occurring when quoting video content in conversations.

  Chat
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