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**Release Date:** February 3rd, 2026

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## Clarifai Artifacts [​](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/\#clarifai-artifacts "Direct link to Clarifai Artifacts")

| Status | Change | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Introduced a new artifact management system for Clarifai apps | - You can now programmatically manage binary and file-based assets — such as model weights, checkpoints, and configuration files — using the Python SDK or the CLI. <br>- You can create, upload, download, list, inspect, and delete artifacts and their versions. |

## Cessation of the Community Plan [​](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/\#cessation-of-the-community-plan "Direct link to Cessation of the Community Plan")

| Status | Change | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Retired the Community Plan | - We previously offered a freemium Community Plan that included a limited number of monthly operations at no cost. <br>- All Community Plan users have now been migrated to our new Pay-As-You-Go plan, which provides a more sustainable and competitive pricing model. <br>- All users who verify their phone number receive a $5 free welcome bonus. |

## Python SDK [​](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/\#python-sdk "Direct link to Python SDK")

| Status | Change | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Improved the Python SDK <br> Learn more [here](https://github.com/Clarifai/clarifai-python/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md) | - Added the `load_concepts_from_config()` method to `VisualDetectorClass` and `VisualClassifierClass` to load concepts from `config.yaml`.<br>- Added a Dockerfile template that conditionally installs packages required for video streaming.<br>- Fixed deployment cleanup logic to ensure it targets only failed model deployments.<br>- Implemented an automatic retry mechanism for OpenAI API calls to gracefully handle transient `httpx.ConnectError` exceptions.<br>- Fixed attribute access for OpenAI response objects in agentic transport by using `hasattr()` checks instead of dictionary `.get()` methods. |

## SMS Verification [​](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/\#sms-verification "Direct link to SMS Verification")

| Status | Change | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Introduced SMS verification | - We implemented SMS verification during the account registration process to reduce bots usage and multi-account abuse. |

## Platform [​](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/\#platform "Direct link to Platform")

| Status | Change | Details |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | Improved the home page | - Previously, the Quick Compute section on the home page offered two deployment options — Basic and Advanced. We have simplified it to a single quick deployment option. |
|  | Made Pay-As-You-Go UI updates | - We styled the credit section to make it clear that it is clickable and added new columns to show both the original credit grant amount and the remaining balance.<br>- We fixed a bug that prevented users from marking a different credit card as default. |
|  | Fixed some bugs | - Fixed a bug where redirection did not work correctly after deleting a team.<br>- Removed empty lines from example code snippets that caused issues when copying and pasting them elsewhere. <br>- Fixed an issue where the “Mark as read” button in the notification bar remained clickable when it should have been disabled. |

- [Clarifai Artifacts](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/#clarifai-artifacts)
- [Cessation of the Community Plan](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/#cessation-of-the-community-plan)
- [Python SDK](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/#python-sdk)
- [SMS Verification](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/#sms-verification)
- [Platform](https://docs.clarifai.com/product-updates/changelog/release121/#platform)