AI Studio Release Notes

Aug 2026

25 Aug 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Refreshed the full model lineup with new models such as Claude Fable 5.0, Claude Opus 5.0, Claude Sonnet 5.0, GPT 5.6 (Sol, Terra, Luna), Gemini 3.7 Flash, and Kimi K2.6 and K2.5 joining as a new provider.
  2. Studio Chat: Improvements to Code Interpreter for better reliability and overall performance.

4 Aug 2026

  1. Studio Chat: UI bug fixes for mobile view.

  2. Studio Chat: Added Help, Prompt Gallery, and Credit Request links to menu for easy access.

Jul 2026

31 Jul 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Bug fixes for artifact sharing.

17 Jul 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Added context usage gauge at the chat box to display context window and token consumption in conversations.

  2. Studio Chat: Updated the UI for agent building and settings screens.

  3. Studio Chat: Added a new Projects screen that list all projects.

14 Jul 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Enabled context compaction to improve performance in long conversation.

1 Jul 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Enabled Code Running capabilities to all models.

Jun 2026

25 Jun 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Enabled agent creation for all users.
  2. Studio Chat: Enhanced AI models to preload capabilities such as Web Search, Artifact Creation, and Image Generation by default, without manual enablement.
  3. Studio Chat: Improved the chat box UX by displaying only MCP connector options.

19 Jun 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Switched image generation model to Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image)
  2. Studio Chat: Integrated image editing capabilities

18 Jun 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Enabled sharing of Skills.

16 Jun 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Added Gemini models: Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, Gemini 3.5 Flash, Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

10 Jun 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Improved AI model routing based on server load.
  2. Studio Chat: Enabled creation of Skills.
  3. Studio Chat: Updated backend to enhance reliability and cost tracking.

5 Jun 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Enabled new models (Claude Opus 4.8, Claude Sonnet 4.6, Claude Haiku 4.5, GPT-5.5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash)
  2. Studio Chat: Released Research Assistant agent using Consensus and Scite MCP integrations.
  3. Studio Chat: Fixed login access for Faculty (Adjunct) accounts.
  4. Studio Chat: Updated file-upload labels for clarity.

4 Jun 2026

  1. Studio Chat: Launched Pilot for Faculty, Staff and Researchers.

Last modified 17 Jul 2026