ai-sdk

Vercel shipped version 2.0.111 of its AI SDK with support for GPT-5.6, including reasoning mode and prompt cache controls. The update adds the new model identifiers to both the OpenAI provider and gateway implementations.

Vercel released version 4.0.10 of its xAI SDK provider, adding support for the Grok-4.5 model and introducing video reference inputs for reference-to-video generation. The update extends the existing image reference capability to handle video inputs.

Vercel released AI SDK version 4.0.0-canary.69 with breaking changes to xAI integration. The update deprecates the searchParameters option for xAI live search, replacing it with dedicated web_search and x_search agent tools, and adds image search capability through a new enableImageSearch parameter.

Vercel released version 5.0.0-canary.98 of its Google Vertex AI SDK, adding support for three new Google models: deep-research-max-preview-04-2026, deep-research-preview-04-2026, and gemini-embedding-2. The update enables developers to integrate Google's research-focused models and latest embedding model into applications using Vercel's AI SDK.

GitHub is positioning AI interaction as a shift from prompt-response text interfaces to programmable execution models. The company announced a GitHub Copilot SDK that enables agentic workflows to run directly within applications, marking a transition toward AI systems that take concrete actions rather than generate text responses.