Release: llm-openrouter 0. 7 Now that this plugin is compatible with LLM 0.
Simon Willison comments on EmbeddingGemma 2, noting its Apache 2.0 license and expressing preference for open‑weight models over proprietary, hosted‑only options. He argues that embedding models are often used to generate and store large numbers of vectors, and a closed model could force costly re‑embedding if the vendor discontinues service. Willison prefers a hosted solution that allows him to switch to the open‑weight version if needed.
Simon Willison announces the release of the llm-openai-decisions 0.1a0 plugin, which interfaces with OpenAI’s new Jev-style Decisions API. The plugin, inspired by llm-typesafe, supports image and text input and offers the same three question types (yes/no, choices, scores) as Jev, with pricing at 10¢ per million input tokens. Installation is simple via `llm install llm-openai-decisions`, and an example query demonstrates image-based evaluation.
The release of llm 0.36 introduces new OpenAI models gpt-6-sol and gpt-6-luna, and adds support for model plugins to declare that they do not support conversations via supports_conversation = False. When such models receive assistant or tool history, llm raises a ConversationNotSupported error and the chat interface rejects them before starting a session. Additional changes include wrapping reasoning traces in Markdown output with <details> tags and bug fixes from five contributors.
The release of llm 0.33 introduces several key updates: it upgrades to the OpenAI Python library 3.x and switches the HTTP client from httpx to httpx2, adds comprehensive key handling for embedding functions, allows repeated template usage to combine configurations, and adds a reasoning_summary option for reasoning-capable responses. These changes improve compatibility, flexibility, and usability of the llm tool.
Anthropic and OpenAI have introduced matching API credit benefits for their premium ChatGPT subscription plans. Subscribers paying $100, $200, or $500 per month receive an equivalent amount of expiring credits that can be applied to their respective APIs. The author, who holds subscriptions with both services, notes this allows for immediate use in public-facing demos without additional cost.