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Changelog

What's new in Kumo

Every update to the service: new models, new sections and fixes. Kumo is in beta, so the version starts at zero.

Updated Oct 17, 2026

October 2026

V 0.15.0

What's new in Kumo

Kumo now has a version number and a page that shows every update to the service.

Changelog

Every Kumo update since August in one feed: major versions with screenshots, smaller ones as short lines.

Version in the console

The current version is shown in the Hub and in settings, and the What's new entry in the Hub marks an update you have not opened yet.

  • V 0.15.3Minor improvements

    • Minor interface hotfix improvements and technical updates to the service.
  • V 0.15.1Staged rollout of new features

    • A finished feature is switched on in steps: first for the Kumo team and testers, then for selected project users, and only after that for everyone. Updates appear in the changelog once a feature is open to everyone.
    • Everyone who reports bugs or sends suggestions gets money credited to their balance by the Kumo team, to spend on testing and work.

V 0.14.0

Model benchmarks

Compare models by independent rankings on the website and in the console, next to their Kumo price.

Benchmarks page

An overview of the leaders and model rankings on the website.

A console tab

The same rankings in the console, with every ranked model linked to the Kumo catalogue.

Leaderboards

Separate leaderboards for language models, coding agents and image generation.

Articles next to rankings

Hand-picked blog articles next to the rankings.

V 0.13.0

OpenRouter catalogue: +40 models

Forty new models in the catalogue, priced in step with the market.

37 models from OpenRouter

37 models from the OpenRouter catalogue are available with a Kumo key.

Three more models

Kimi K3, Gemini 3.1 Pro Low and GPT-6 Luna.

Market pricing

Prices of the new models follow the market automatically.

  • V 0.13.1Popularity, release dates and statistics

    • Sort models by popularity and recency, each with its release date.
    • A Statistics tile in billing, and model performance from the latest measurements.
    • A model card opens as a full page.

V 0.12.0

October models: Sonnet 5.5, Haiku 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol, Gemini Flash

Five new models and lower multipliers on popular ones.

New models

Claude Sonnet 5.5, Claude Haiku 5.5, GPT-6.1 Sol, Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.8 Flash.

Lower multipliers

Popular models get lower multipliers.

Training on requests

A badge on models whose provider may train on your requests.

  • V 0.12.1Clear limits, reasoning and bot protection

    • A clear error when a request exceeds a limit. Up to 256 tools, and images in tool_result up to 20 MiB.
    • Reasoning parameters are passed through to the model provider.
    • An hCaptcha check on sign-up and sign-in.
    • The quick-connect terminal is back in the console.

V 0.11.0

Sign in with Google, Yandex and GitHub, and the Connect guide

One-click sign-in and a step-by-step guide to connecting your clients.

Social sign-in

Sign in and sign up with Google, Yandex and GitHub.

Connect

A Connect section in the console and a public guide to clients.

Older models cost less

Previous-generation models are 15% cheaper.

V 0.10.0

Profile and settings page

Profile and settings move from a pop-up window to a page with sections.

Settings page

Profile and settings live on one page with sections instead of a modal window.

Data export

Data export now lives in settings.

Refreshed screens

The keys, promotions and pricing screens are refreshed.

September 2026

V 0.9.0

One package per account and a refreshed console

One package for the whole account with a share per key, and a refreshed console.

One package

One package per account; give each key a share of it in percent.

A new dashboard

A new dashboard, quick top-ups, consistent menus and buttons.

Package names

Package names in English in every language.

  • V 0.9.3Console polish

    • Spacing, labels and screen behaviour in the console are aligned after the audit.
    • A key’s spend is shown for its whole lifetime.
  • V 0.9.2OpenCode stability and explicit stream errors

    • Every Kumo model completes the full agent loop in OpenCode.
    • A broken stream ends with an explicit error instead of silence.
  • V 0.9.1Pro, Max and Ultra packages

    • The Start package is retired; Pro, Max and Ultra remain.
    • Hints now sit next to model prices.
    • Passwords can be shorter: 6 characters minimum.

V 0.8.0

September models: Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol, Grok 4.7

Three new flagship models and detailed facts about every model in the catalogue.

New models

Claude Opus 5.5, GPT-6 Sol and Grok 4.7, each with a blog post.

Model facts

Vendor facts for all 58 models in the catalogue.

Model names in the API

/v1/models returns the model name in the id field.

Uptime on the home page

An uptime strip on the home page.

V 0.7.0

A new home page and first purchase in onboarding

A redesigned home page, payment right inside the onboarding wizard and one more way to pay in crypto.

A new home page

The home page is redesigned from top to bottom.

Purchase in onboarding

Pay for the chosen package right in the onboarding wizard, followed by a tour of the console.

Heleket

Crypto payments through Heleket.

Fixes and improvements

  • A new typeface across the product, code samples included.
  • Fixed the model pages in the documentation.
  • V 0.7.1Smart payment routing

    • The provider is chosen by payment method and by who is available right now.

V 0.6.0

Works with coding agents

Kumo works with popular agent clients: Codex CLI, OpenCode, Crush, Kilo Code and Goose.

Agent clients

Codex CLI, OpenCode, Crush, Kilo Code and Goose connect to Kumo as they are.

Tools and reasoning

Support for reasoning_effort, cache_control, tool calls and multi-turn conversations.

More concurrent streams

A key can hold more streams at the same time.

Model card and documents

A new model card, campaigns, updated referrals and a library of legal documents.

  • V 0.6.3A new package ladder and one multiplier per model

    • A package is charged (input + output) × the model’s multiplier.
    • A price per package step, with roubles at the Bank of Russia rate.
    • Promo code names show in Russian and English.
  • V 0.6.2Package calculator and a live console

    • Estimate the package you need right on the home page.
    • Console data refreshes without reloading the page.
    • When a session expires, the sign-in window opens over the current screen.
  • V 0.6.1Crypto Bot payments

    • The invoice is in US dollars and is paid in Telegram.

V 0.5.0

Promo codes, referrals and notifications

Promo code discounts, a referral programme and notifications right in the console.

Promo codes and referrals

Discount promo codes and a referral programme for inviting friends.

Notifications

A notifications window in the console.

One payment window

One window for every purchase, and a package can be bound to a key or a project.

Quick connect

A terminal with a ready setup command, and vendor logos next to models.

  • V 0.5.2Status page and model details

    • Status per component, with causes and incident history.
    • An overview, measured performance and an API reference for every model.
    • Chat Completions accepts temperature, top_p and stop.
  • V 0.5.1Onboarding and 28 models

    • A step-by-step introduction to the console on first sign-in.
    • The catalogue grows to 28 models.
    • The kumo10 promo code and clear empty states in Promotions.

V 0.4.0

New docs and a faster home page

The documentation grows up, and the home page loads noticeably faster.

Documentation

A new structure, model pages and a “Copy for AI” button on every page.

A faster home page

The home page opens noticeably faster.

New website pages

“How it works”, “About” and a comparison with OpenRouter.

  • V 0.4.1SBP, crypto and buying from your wallet

    • Pay through the Faster Payments System (SBP) or in crypto.
    • Buy a package with your wallet balance.
    • Pick any package size, with a volume discount.

August 2026

V 0.3.0

Payments and balance in the console

Buy a package or top up your wallet right in the console, and keep your usage history at hand.

Purchases and top-ups

Buy a package or top up the wallet without leaving the console.

History and balance

Usage history per request and the current balance.

Fixes and improvements

  • Dollar amounts show exactly two decimal places.
  • V 0.3.4API key lifecycle

    • Disable a key, move it to the trash or delete it for good.
    • Set a date after which a key stops working.
    • Polished the balance and keys screens, notifications and the activity heatmap.
  • V 0.3.3Projects, a key page and a bilingual blog

    • Projects in the console and a usage filter per project.
    • A dedicated page with the settings and stats of a key.
    • Articles in Russian and English with a language switch.
  • V 0.3.2Profile and a new way to pay

    • A name, a public username and an avatar for your account.
    • One more way to pay for a package or a top-up.
    • One error screen in your language and a new loading screen.
  • V 0.3.1Documentation site

    • A page per topic and an API reference generated from the specification.
    • The whole documentation as one machine-readable file for AI assistants.

V 0.2.0

The gateway goes live

Kumo now serves real requests to models: chat, messages, streaming, embeddings and images.

A compatible API

/v1/chat/completions, /v1/messages and /v1/responses work, with streaming and request cancellation.

Embeddings and images

Embeddings, image generation and token counting with count_tokens.

Claude Code on Kumo

Claude Code works end to end with a Kumo key.

Account and status

Password reset, email confirmation and a public status page.

  • V 0.2.1Per-key limits and failover

    • Cap requests and tokens per minute for each key.
    • Kumo picks a channel and moves to another one when a provider does not answer.

V 0.1.0

Kumo website and console

Kumo opens: a public website with pricing and a console where you create API keys.

The Kumo website

The home page, the price list, packages and pages on how the service works.

The console

Sign-up, sign-in and a console with sections for keys, balance and usage.

API keys

Create a key in the console; its secret is shown only once.

  • V 0.1.1Model catalogue and blog

    • Every model with prices in dollars and in roubles at the Bank of Russia rate.
    • Articles about models and about working with Kumo.
    • Removed promises from the home page that the product did not keep yet.