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Changelog
September 2026
Models
57 changesText models32
GPT-6.1 coding and agent text model from OpenAI delivering near-Astra performance at lower cost
All usersAnonymousOmnimodal sparse Mixture-of-Experts text model from Xiaomi with a 1M-token context window
All usersPrivateFaster-output variant of Claude Opus 5.5 from Anthropic with a 1M token context window
All usersAnonymousEveryday agentic text model from Anthropic, a step-change improvement over Sonnet 5
All usersAnonymousMulti-model roleplaying and storytelling text system from AionLabs, built on the GLM family
All usersAnonymousCompact multi-model roleplaying and storytelling text system from AionLabs, built on the GLM family
All usersAnonymous
Image models3
Image generation variant of GPT Image 2.5 from OpenAI
All usersAnonymousImage generation variant of GPT Image 2.5 from OpenAI
All usersAnonymousMuse Image
Image generation model
All usersAnonymous
Video models9
Seedance 2.5 US
Text-to-video and image-to-video generation model from ByteDance
All usersPrivateSeedance 2.5 US R2V
Reference-to-video variant of Seedance 2.5 US, enabling image-guided video generation
All usersPrivateMiniMax H3 Max Multi-Angle
Multi-angle video generation model from MiniMax
All usersPrivateWan 3.0 Prime Pro
Image-to-video variant of Wan 3.0 Prime Pro from Alibaba Cloud
All usersAnonymousWan 3.0 Prime Pro Reference
Reference-to-video variant of Wan 3.0 Prime Pro from Alibaba Cloud
All usersAnonymousWan 3.0 Pro
Image-to-video variant of Wan 3.0 Pro from Alibaba Cloud
All usersAnonymous
Audio models4
Expressive text-to-speech model from ElevenLabs with audio tag support
All usersAnonymousLow-latency text-to-speech model from ElevenLabs with audio tag support
All usersAnonymousElevenLabs Music v2
Realistic music generation model from ElevenLabs with optional vocals and configurable duration
All usersAnonymousLatest realistic music generation model from ElevenLabs with optional vocals and configurable duration
All usersAnonymous
Deprecated9
- Gemma 3 27Breplaced byGemma 4 26B A4B Uncensored
- GLM 5.1replaced byGLM 5.2
- GPT OSS 20Breplaced byGPT OSS 120B
- GPT-5.2 Codexreplaced byGPT-5.3 Codex
- Mistral Small 4replaced byMistral Small 3.2 24B Instruct
- Qwen3.6 35B A3B Uncensoredreplaced byGemma 4 26B A4B Uncensored
- Sora 2 Proreplaced byMiniMax H3 Max
- Wan 2.1 Proreplaced byWan 3.0 Pro
- Wan 2.2 A14Breplaced byWan 3.0
Features
94 changesChat40
Free With Pro Model Tag
Eligible users in the free-models experiment now see a 'Free with Pro' tag on models made free for paid tiers in the model switcher.
Auto Mode Default Model Test
Auto mode can now start chat and route images on a different default model for users in the default-model experiment.
Mind Assistant Model Selector
Mind Assistant now has a model selector, and the chosen model carries over between Agentic Chat and Mind Assistant.
Open Shared Mobile Chats on Web
Chats shared from mobile via an encrypted link can now be opened in the web app at a dedicated shared-chat route.
More Models For Everyone
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, GLM 5.3 Flash, GLM 5.3, Kimi K3, the end-to-end encrypted Kimi K3, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Opus 5, Grok 4.6, and Fable 5.1 are now available to all users in Minds instead of alpha testers only.
BetaMore Voice Agent Voices
Realtime voice conversations now accept the full set of voices from the XAI TTS model instead of a hardcoded list of five.
Image, video and audio28
Smarter Edit Template Refinement
Edit template refinement now analyzes uploaded images to pick a subject-appropriate setting, translates casual customizations into precise visual language while dropping conflicting template instructions, and prioritizes user fields over the literal template.
Wan 3.0 Pro Promo
An announcement card promoting 30% off Wan 3.0 Pro appears in the app and links to Video Studio with the model preselected, and the discount on Wan 3.0 Pro and Wan 3.0 Prime Pro is extended through the end of October 7 PT.
Lyria 3.5 For Everyone
Lyria 3.5 music generation is now available in Studio for anon, free, and pro users.
Music Uncensored Tag Removed
ElevenLabs Music and ACE-Step 1.5 no longer carry the uncensored badge and become selectable in store builds and by the autorouter.
Trend Aspect Ratio Picker
Trend runs now support an aspect ratio picker in the composer and an optional aspect ratio parameter, letting users reframe outputs as vertical or square on engines that support multiple shapes.
Trend Photos Saved To Library
Photos uploaded or taken for trends are now stored locally and saved to the Studio inputs library for reuse across trends.
Library and media3
Minds Monetization Disabled
The Minds creator monetization UI, including the pricing tab, earnings page, and owner earnings strip, is now hidden for all users.
Persisted Minds Rating Filters
Selected Minds maturity rating filters are now saved to user preferences and restored on each visit instead of resetting.
Translated Mind Rejection Reasons
The mind publish popover now shows translated rejection reasons when a mind submission is rejected.
Account and settings5
Thumbnails Included In Backups
Local backups now include cached image thumbnails so restored conversations keep their preview images.
Anonymous Email Relay Sender
The anonymous email relay now sends through an additional SendGrid sender for better delivery.
Auto-Refreshing API Usage
The API usage dashboard now polls for fresh usage data every two minutes.
Pro usersTelemetry Privacy Boundary
Users with telemetry disabled now still load PostHog for tier-based feature flags, though event capture stays off.
Edit Images Onboarding Removed
New and upgrading users no longer see the Edit Images step in the onboarding modal.
Wallet and payments7
Annual Pricing Default
The upgrade modal now defaults to yearly billing and shows annual tiers as a monthly equivalent price with billed-annually wording.
Free Models For Paid Tiers
Listed credit-billed chat and image models are now free for paid-tier users as part of a running experiment.
Pro usersDowngrade Credit Loss Warning
A confirmation now warns users with banked bundled credits that downgrading their subscription will forfeit unused credits before the plan change proceeds.
Crypto 3 and 6 Month Plans
Pro plans can now be purchased with crypto on 3- and 6-month terms, and all payment methods share a unified checkout screen with a single confirm step.
Sales Tax At Checkout
Subscription and credit checkout now display Stripe-calculated sales tax and authoritative totals, including in upgrade and scheduled-change breakdowns.
Payment Method On Subscription Badge
The Stripe subscription badge now shows whether the cycle was paid with Credit Card or USDC, and hides when the cycle is unpaid.
Pro users
Mobile app11
Model Explorer Feature Filters
Model Explorer filters now include a Pay Per Use pricing option and a Features section for Reasoning, Vision, Speed, and Uncensored.
Image Editing Workspace V2
A new mobile editing workspace handles Edit, Combine, Crop, Doodle, Remove Background, and Upscale with persistent drafts and improved controls.
Agentic Video Particle Loader
Agentic video generation now shows an animated particle loader while work is in progress.
iOS Background Media Generation
Image and video generation can now continue in the background on iOS.
Large Backup And Restore
Backups now support up to 500 MiB of text and 2 GiB of media with crash-safe, memory-bounded restore.
Copyable Usage History IDs
Usage history now shows the task/request reference ID beneath the model name, with a tap to copy the full ID.
API
45 changesHigher Partner Tier 1 Rate Limits
Partner Tier 1 rate limits doubled for DeepSeek V4.1 Flash, Gemma 4 31B, and Qwen 3.5 9B.
Pro usersAstra Reasoning Replay Fix
Follow-up turns on the Responses API for GPT-6 Astra no longer fail with a 400 when replaying stored reasoning items.
Fable Tool Choice Fix
Forced tool_choice requests to Claude Fable 5.1 are coerced to auto instead of failing with a 400 error.
Pro usersFeatured Model API Fields
Agent model configuration endpoints now return isFeatured and capabilityTags so clients can highlight models and show capability subtitles.
Pro usersReasoning Disable Switch
The reasoning.enabled parameter is now honored on /chat/completions and /responses, so setting it to false actually disables reasoning.
Responses API Accepts Image URL Strings
The Responses endpoint now accepts standard OpenAI image_url string inputs alongside object form, with image detail preserved through translation.
Fixes
71 changesDraft Submission Fix
Submitting a Mind message right after the app loads no longer silently drops the draft while local storage is still initializing.
ChatUnified Database Worker
Chat data now loads through a single shared web worker, fixing duplicate worker instances and Safari out-of-memory crashes.
ChatPre-Relay Balance Check
Text inference requests from accounts below the minimum credit balance now fail upfront with a 402 balance_exhausted error instead of breaking mid-stream or relaying without charge.
Pro usersAPIShare Link Key Leak Fixed
Share link decryption keys are no longer sent to analytics in flags requests or cookies.
ChatClaude Reasoning Round-Trip Fixes
The chat completions API now preserves Claude thinking blocks and signatures across tool-use loops, and streamed replay no longer lets readable summaries contaminate encrypted reasoning items while reasoning-only chunks are stripped correctly when thinking responses are disabled.
APIAccurate Video Duration Quotes
Chat now quotes upscale and video-input models using the attached video's actual duration instead of falling back to the model default, which could show roughly double the correct credit cost.
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