OpenRouter adds PDF support across its model catalog
Document requests can use native model support, paid OCR for scans, or free text extraction for simpler PDFs.
News archive
Earlier coverage of AI product announcements and industry developments.
SEA-LION v3.5 adds reasoning and a choice of response modes
Regional language models gain switchable reasoning, alongside updated instruction-tuned releases.
Llama 4 Scout and Maverick add native image understanding
Meta releases two mixture-of-experts Llama 4 models, while the larger Behemoth model remains in development.
Runway introduces Gen-4 with reference-based video generation
Gen-4 uses visual references to help carry characters, objects, and locations across generated scenes.
Workato opens Agentic Studio beta for business workflows
The agent builder uses Workato connections to give AI-driven workflows access to business information and actions.
Gemini 2.5 Pro adds reasoning to a long-context model
Google releases an experimental Gemini 2.5 Pro model in AI Studio and Gemini Advanced, with Vertex AI planned to follow.
OpenAI launches the Responses API and Agents SDK
The Responses API combines model replies with hosted tools, while the Agents SDK adds workflow orchestration and tracing.
Mistral introduces OCR for PDFs and document images
A document API extracts text, tables, equations, and images for search and other downstream applications.
Dify 1.0 introduces a plugin marketplace and agent workflows
Models and tools move into installable plugins, alongside an Agent node and extensions for outside events.
ElevenLabs introduces Scribe speech-to-text
Scribe adds file transcription in 99 languages, with speaker labels, word timestamps, and audio-event tags.