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anything-llm v1.16.2

patch PublishedSep 22, 2026 SourceMintplex-Labs/anything-llm

anything-llm v1.16.2

New Features

  • LLMman - OSS is now available as a local LLM provider, replacing Docker Model Runner
  • Google Vertex AI is now available as an LLM provider
  • New generate-image agent skill for creating images from chat
  • You.com is now the default web search provider for richer web-searches with Zero Data Retention
  • Agent flow variables now support optional arguments
  • Hindi, Bulgarian, and Swedish language support added
  • GenieX on Windows on ARM now lists models found in your local model directory and lets you pull models directly from Hugging Face in the UI
  • Click the version tag in the top of the window to jump to your logs and storage directory more easily

Improvements

  • Web browsing is now enabled by default for agents
  • Local providers now report model loading status in chat so you know why the first response is slow
  • Ollama runtime bumped to 0.33.3 with an updated bundled model list
  • Removed the borders around the main content area for a cleaner desktop layout
  • Redesigned the “new feature” modal layout
  • Dates in tables are now shown in a human-readable format
  • Scraped web pages now preserve tables, ordered lists, and code blocks instead of flattening them
  • PDF pages are now joined with newlines so words don’t fuse across page boundaries
  • Mistral embeddings are now batched, making large document embedding significantly faster
  • Document search now matches your terms literally instead of as a regular expression
  • Watched documents now clear stale vectors on sync
  • AnySearch as a web-search provider
  • KoboldCPP provider overhauled and modernized to match the rest of our providers
  • Keenable added as a web search provider
  • OpenRouter service tier selection for controlling routing cost and priority
  • LocalAI image editing via reference images

All Changes

New Contributors

Full Changelog: https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/compare/v1.16.1…v1.16.2


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