2025 Changelog
14th Aug 2025
Version 4.1
Compass API
gpt-oss-120b (Preview)
A highly flexible, open-source model by OpenAI licensed under Apache 2.0. The model is designed for reasoning and efficient performance. Compass offers the following model versions on AMD and Qualcomm, located in the UAE region:
- gpt-oss-120b-core42-amd: The model is deployed and running on AMD.
-gpt-oss-120b-qualcomm: The model is deployed and running on Qualcomm.
gpt-oss-20b (Preview)
A highly flexible, open-source model by OpenAI licensed under Apache 2.0. This model is ideal for experimentation, customisation, and commercial deployment. The model is deployed and running on the AMD and Qualcomm located in the UAE region.
- gpt-oss-20b-core42-amd: The model is deployed and running on AMD.
- gpt-oss-20b-qualcomm: The model is deployed and running on Qualcomm.
Cohere Embed 4 (Preview)
Enables organizations to search their unstructured documents.
DeepSeek R1 0528 (Preview)
Offers enhanced reasoning capabilities..
OpenAI Agent SDK: The Compass API now supports all Chat Completion models in the Agent SDK, except Mistral 7B and Mixtral 8x7B models.
Response Endpoint: The Response Endpoint is now enabled on Compass API and supported with GPT-4o and GPT-4.1 models.
Fine-Tuning (GPT-4.1)
Fine-tuning for the GPT-4.1 model is now available on the Compass platform.
08th Aug 2025
Version 4.0.1
Compass API
gpt-oss-120b (Preview)
A highly flexible, open-source model by OpenAI licensed under Apache 2.0. This model is optimised for high-performance tasks. The model is designed for reasoning, tool use, and efficient performance. Compass offers the following three model versions:
– gpt-oss-120b Cerebras: The model is deployed and running on high-performance Cerebras clusters.
– gpt-oss-120b Core42: The model is deployed and running on the Core42 cloud, located in the UAE region.
– gpt-oss-120b Azure: The model is deployed and running on the Azure cloud located in the UAE region.
gpt-oss-20b Core42 (Preview)
A highly flexible, open-source model by OpenAI licensed under Apache 2.0. This model is ideal for experimentation, customisation, and commercial deployment. The model is deployed and running on the Core42 cloud located in the UAE region.
o4-mini
Engineered for compact efficiency, it delivers fast, cost-efficient reasoning with exceptional performance in maths, coding, and visual tasks. Ideal for developers and creators seeking speed without compromise.
Qwen3-14B
A 14.8B parameter model, optimised for multilingual reasoning, coding, and agentic tasks. Supports 119 languages, long context (up to 131k tokens), and hybrid reasoning modes for flexible performance.
Qwen3-Embedding-8B
A new series of multilingual embedding models optimised for text ranking, retrieval, classification, and code search. Supports over 100 languages, flexible embedding dimensions (up to 4096), and instruction-aware tuning.
Qwen3-Reranker-8B
An 8B parameter model built to enhance search quality by reranking documents based on query relevance. Supports over 100 languages, understands long texts with a 32k context length, and delivers state-of-the-art performance in text and code retrieval tasks.
Fine-tuning for the GPT-4o model is available on the Compass platform. You can now fine-tune GPT-4o to customise model behaviour, tone, and domain-specific performance. This supports multilingual use cases with enhanced accuracy and efficiency.
31st July 2025
Version 4.0
Compass API
Claude Sonnet 4 (Preview)
A high-performance reasoning model, particularly strong in coding tasks. Ideal for applications ranging from virtual assistants to enterprise-scale operations. Currently available to select customers.
Cohere Command R (Preview)
An advanced conversational AI model engineered for handling long-form, natural language interactions. Currently available to select customers.
Compass Portal
Department Management
Users can now create and manage departments directly from their profiles. Each department can contain multiple projects, with assigned resources and API keys visible on the project details page.
API Key Management Enhancements
A new filtering capability has been added to the API Keys section. Users can now quickly sort keys by department, project, and environment—simplifying navigation in large environments.
Portal URL Change
The Compass Portal is now accessible at: https://compass.core42.ai
The legacy interface has been fully retired.
19th Jun
Version 3.7
Compass Portal
Compass is excited to announce that a new version of Compass platform is now live! Users can explore and preview new features. Dive in to experience the refreshed user interface and discover upcoming functionalities.
31st May
Version 3.5
Compass API
GPT Image 1:
Compass introduces the GPT Image 1 model, an image generation and natively multimodal model that accepts text and image inputs and produces image outputs.
o3:
Compass introduces the o3, a versatile and robust model that sets a new benchmark for math, science, coding, and visual reasoning. This model excels in technical writing and instruction-following and is capable of solving complex multi-step problems that involve text, code, and image analysis.
11th May
Version 3.4
Compass API
o3-mini:
Compass introduces o3-mini, the latest compact reasoning model, offering advanced intelligence including essential developer capabilities such as structured outputs and function calling.
o1:
Compass introduces the o1 model, designed for complex reasoning tasks, and processing information in a multi-step manner to handle intricate prompts. Its architecture allows for multimodal inputs, enhancing its ability to understand text and images, resulting in coherent text output.
Model Deprecation:
The gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-10-01 model has been deprecated and is no longer available. Suggested replacement: gpt-4o-realtime-preview (version gpt-4o-realtime-preview-2024-12-17).
29th Apr
Version 3.3
Compass API
GPT-4.1 (Preview):
Compass introduces GPT-4.1, a multimodal model for complex tasks and well-suited for problem-solving across domains. It offers increased efficiency for faster processing and a streamlined user experience.
09th Apr
Version 3.2.4
Compass API
GPT-4o Audio (Preview):
Compass introduces GPT-4o Audio model that provides real-time, natural voice interactions with improved speed, emotion, and responsiveness for a seamless conversational AI experience.
02nd Feb
Version 3.1
Compass Portal
Batch Jobs Dashboard:
We have released a new dashboard that offers an intuitive interface, allowing users to create and manage batch jobs with just a few clicks.
Set Spend Limit for Batch Jobs:
Users can set separate daily and monthly spend limits for online and batch processing on supported Pay-as-You-Go models.
Compass API
Llama 3.3 70B (Preview):
We have featured the latest version of the Llama model, Llama 3.3 70B. This enhanced, high-performance model is both cost-effective and versatile, supporting a wide range of use cases. Now available via the Compass API.
Batch Processing:
Now supports GPT-4o mini.
Web Search:
Now supports Mistral 7B and Mixtral 8x7B.