For AI agents: docs.octen.ai/resources/changelog.md
## September 2026 ### Extract — Advanced Mode and Link Controls **Date: September 28, 2026** **Extract** now decides how hard to work on each page. Set `mode` to `standard` for speed, `advanced` for success rate on pages that resist, or `auto` to let Octen choose per URL. Links gained controls of their own: prioritize the ones that stay on the site or leave it, and cap how many come back. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Three Modes** | Trade speed for success rate per request, or let Octen decide per URL | | **Per-Mode Billing** | Every result reports the mode it was billed at, with the counts in usage | | **Link Controls** | Prioritize internal or external links, cap the count, and see which leave the site | **Try It Now** * Start using [Extract](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/extract) * See [Pricing](https://docs.octen.ai/overview/pricing) for standard and advanced rates *** ### News Search — A Dedicated News API **Date: September 20, 2026** Introducing **News Search**, a dedicated endpoint for live news. It returns ranked articles with highlights, images, and optional full content, and groups related coverage into subjects, each carrying a summary, a representative article, and its sub-events. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Subject Grouping** | Cluster related coverage into one event with a summary, a top article, and sub-events | | **Minute-Fresh Index** | Find breaking stories within minutes of publication | | **Images Included** | Return each article's cover and in-body images by default | **Try It Now** * Start using [News Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/news-search) * See [Pricing](https://docs.octen.ai/overview/pricing) for the full breakdown *** ### Model Gateway — Video Generation API **Date: September 16, 2026** **Model Gateway** now generates video. Send a prompt to `/v1/videos`, optionally guided by reference images, then poll `/v1/videos/{id}` for the finished file. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Five Video Models** | MiniMax H3, Seedance 2.5, and Veo 3.1 in standard, fast, and lite | | **Image-Guided Generation** | Set the first and last frames, or pass reference images to steer the shot | **Try It Now** * Start using the [Video Generation API](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/post-video) * See [Pricing](https://docs.octen.ai/overview/pricing) for per-model rates *** ## August 2026 ### Broad Search & Web Search — Free Full Content **Date: August 26, 2026** The full content of the first 10 results per search is now free. Only results beyond that are billed, at \$0.5 per 1,000 results. **Try It Now** * Start using [Web Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/search) with `full_content` * See [Pricing](https://docs.octen.ai/overview/pricing) for the full breakdown *** ### Extract — Native PDF and Page Labels **Date: August 22, 2026** **Extract** now reads PDFs natively and labels every result with what the page is. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Native PDF Parsing** | Read PDFs directly into clean, LLM-ready markdown | | **Page Understanding** | Label each result with `page_structure` and a `category` drawn from a taxonomy of 160+ categories | **Try It Now** * Start using [Extract](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/extract) * See how to filter out non-content pages in the [Extract guide](https://docs.octen.ai/capabilities/extract) *** ## July 2026 ### Multimodal Deep Research — Reports with Text, Images, and Videos **Date: July 30, 2026** Introducing **Multimodal Deep Research**: research reports that combine text with images and videos relevant to each finding, available as the new pro-visual tier. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Multimodal Reports** | Weave text, images, and videos into one ready-to-use report | | **HTML Output** | Deliver the report directly as a styled, ready-to-render HTML page | **Try It Now** * Try it in the [Octen console](https://octen.ai/platform/deep-research) and switch to pro-visual * Available to all registered users *** ### Broad Search & Web Search — Language Filter **Date: July 27, 2026** **Broad Search** and **Web Search** now accept a `language` parameter that restricts results to the specified languages. It is also available in Answer and the Model Gateway search tools. **Try It Now** * Start using [Broad Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/broad-search) and [Web Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/search) with `language` * Supported languages are listed in the [API reference](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/search) *** ### Web Search — Promotional Pricing **Date: July 16, 2026** **Web Search** is now \$1 per 1,000 calls, an 80% discount off the \$5 list price, applied automatically to your usage. Broad Search is billed at the same Search API call rate and gets the same discount. **Try It Now** * See [Pricing](https://docs.octen.ai/overview/pricing) for the full breakdown * Start using [Web Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/search) *** ### Model Gateway — Frontier Models with Built-in Search **Date: July 1, 2026** Introducing **Model Gateway**, a new API that serves frontier models with built-in search tools and image generation. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Model Lineup** | Access frontier models from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and more with one API key | | **Built-in Search Tools** | Let models call Octen search tools to answer with live web data | | **Image Generation** | Create images from text descriptions with image models | **Try It Now** * Start using [Model Gateway](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/chat-completions) * Available to all registered users *** ## June 2026 ### Image Search — Search the Web for Images **Date: June 24, 2026** Introducing **Image Search**, a new API that searches the web for images from a text query or a reference image, now in invite-only beta. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Text & Image Queries** | Search images by a text query or a reference image | | **Filters** | Filter results by domain, with safe-search control | **Try It Now** * Start using [Image Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/image-search) * In invite-only beta. Email [support@octen.ai](mailto:support@octen.ai) to request access *** ### Video Search — Search the Web for Videos **Date: June 24, 2026** Introducing **Video Search**, a new API that searches the web for videos from a text query, now in invite-only beta. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Web-Wide Coverage** | Search videos across the whole web | | **Rich Metadata** | Include duration, cover image, and source page for each result | **Try It Now** * Start using [Video Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/video-search) * In invite-only beta. Email [support@octen.ai](mailto:support@octen.ai) to request access *** ### Multimodal Chat — Chat with Text, Images, and Videos **Date: June 24, 2026** Introducing **Multimodal Chat**, a new application that replies with interleaved text, images, and videos, now in invite-only beta. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Multimodal Search** | Search across text, images, and videos for each question | | **Interleaved Replies** | Answer in a conversation that weaves the retrieved text, images, and videos together | **Try It Now** * Start using [Multimodal Chat](https://octen.ai/platform/multimodal-chat) * In invite-only beta. Email [support@octen.ai](mailto:support@octen.ai) to request access *** ### Grounded Generation — Generate Images and Videos from Real Content **Date: June 24, 2026** Introducing **Grounded Generation**, a new application that generates grounded images and videos, now in invite-only beta. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Search First** | Retrieve relevant text, images, and videos from the web before generating | | **Grounded Output** | Generate images and videos based on the retrieved references | **Try It Now** * Start using [Grounded Generation](https://octen.ai/platform/grounded-generation) * In invite-only beta. Email [support@octen.ai](mailto:support@octen.ai) to request access *** ### News Search — News-Focused Results in Search **Date: June 12, 2026** Introducing **News Search**, a new topic that returns news-focused results for current events, headlines, announcements, and time-sensitive reporting, including images and videos from the articles. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **News Topic** | Set `topic` to `news` to search news-focused results with Search API | | **Timely Coverage** | Find current events, headlines, announcements, and market updates | | **Richer News Results** | Include images and videos from matched articles when options are enabled | **Try It Now** * Start using [Search](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/search) with `topic: "news"` * Available to all registered users *** ## May 2026 ### Extract API — Clean, LLM-Ready Content from URLs **Date: May 29, 2026** Introducing **Extract API**, a new API that turns URLs into clean, structured content ready for LLM applications, agents, and knowledge ingestion pipelines. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Clean Content** | Extracts complete page content in markdown or text format from known URLs | | **Batch Processing** | Processes up to 20 URLs per request with per-URL success and failure handling | | **Structured Signals** | Returns query-focused highlights, page classification, and optional multimedia resources | **Try It Now** * Start using [Extract API](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/extract) * Available to all registered users *** ### VL Embedding — Multimodal Embeddings for Text, Images, and Videos **Date: May 15, 2026** Introducing VL Embedding, a new API that delivers high-quality multimodal embeddings for retrieval, with SOTA performance on MMEB-v2. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Multimodal Inputs** | Supports text, images, videos, and combinations in a single embedding request | | **Retrieval Quality** | SOTA on MMEB-v2 for retrieval across text, images, videos, and visual documents | | **Retrieval Controls** | Configure output dimensions, video frame sampling, and task instructions | **Try It Now** * Start using [VL Embedding](https://docs.octen.ai/api-reference/vl-embedding) * Available to all registered users *** ## April 2026 ### Deep Research — Autonomous Multi-Step Research Agent **Date: April 21, 2026** Introducing **Deep Research**, a new showcase that autonomously plans, explores, and synthesizes information across the web to produce in-depth, well-cited research reports on complex topics. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Autonomous Planning** | Breaks down complex topics into structured research plans and iterates as new evidence emerges | | **Multi-Step Exploration** | Performs successive rounds of search and reading to build comprehensive coverage | | **Cited Reports** | Delivers long-form answers with inline citations linking back to original sources | **Try It Now** * Start using [Deep Research](https://octen.ai/platform/deep-research) * Available to all registered users *** ### Broad Search — Rebuilding search for LLMs **Date: April 2, 2026** Introducing **Broad Search**, a new showcase that automatically decomposes complex questions into multiple sub-queries, searches them concurrently, and synthesizes a comprehensive answer. **Highlights** | **Feature** | **Description** | | :- | :- | | **Query Decomposition** | Automatically rewrites messages into multiple targeted sub-queries | | **Concurrent Search** | Executes all sub-queries concurrently for comprehensive coverage | **Try It Now** * Start using [Broad Search](https://octen.ai/platform/broad-search) * Available to all registered users *** ## March 2026 ### Octen Public Beta — Open to All Users **Date: March 15, 2026** Octen is now open to **everyone**! We've moved from invite-only to a full public beta. **What's New** | **Change** | **Details** | | :- | :- | | **Open Registration** | Anyone can sign up directly on our website and start using the APIs immediately | | **Welcome Credit** | Every new user receives a **\$5 free balance** upon registration | **Getting Started** * Head to [octen.ai](https://octen.ai) to create your account *** ## February 2026 ### Octen Beta Now Open **Date: February 10, 2026** We're thrilled to announce the launch of **Octen Beta**! Starting today, selected developers can access our powerful AI infrastructure APIs. **What's Included** | **API** | **Description** | **Status** | | :- | :- | :- | | **Search** | Real-time web search optimized for LLMs and agents | Beta | | **Embedding** | High-performance text embedding API for semantic search and RAG | Beta | **Getting Started** Join our waitlists to get early access: * Email [support@octen.ai](mailto:support@octen.ai) to apply * We're reviewing applications on a rolling basis ***Last modified on October 13, 2026
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