Runpod Release Notes

Deprecation

Standalone Flash package

The runpod-flash package no longer gets new features and is deprecated on October 29, 2026, after which it gets no fixes or updates. Existing Flash code and deployed endpoints keep working, and the runpod/flash repository will be archived. To move a project to the Runpod SDK, see Migrating from Flash.

New Release Runpod SDK 2.0

Flash is now part of the runpod Python package. You can define queue endpoints, load-balanced APIs, and tasks that run on their own Pod with runpod.App, develop against real hardware with rp flash dev, and deploy with rp flash deploy. See the quickstart to get started.

Breaking runpod 2.0 CLI changes

runpod 2.0 removes the runpod config, runpod project, and runpod exec commands. Use rp login to authenticate and rp flash commands to develop and deploy apps.

New Release Seedance 2.5 on Public Endpoints

You can now generate 4-30 second videos at up to 4K with native audio using Seedance 2.5. Seedance 2.5 Text-to-Video works from a prompt with optional image, video, and audio references. Seedance 2.5 Image-to-Video animates a start image.

Deprecation Seedance 1.5 Pro I2V

The Seedance 1.5 Pro I2V public endpoint is deprecated and is being phased out. Migrate to Seedance 2.5 Image-to-Video.

New Release Global volumes for Serverless (Beta)

You can now attach a global volume to GPU Serverless endpoints from the console. Workers mount the volume at /runpod-volume, and because a global volume has no data center, attaching one doesn’t restrict where your workers run. An endpoint can use one global volume at a time and can’t combine it with a network volume.

New Release AstaBrief 8B on Serverless

AstaBrief 8B from Allen AI is available on Runpod Serverless with a validated vLLM recipe.

Improvement Unified credentials page

API keys, S3 API keys, SSH public keys, container registry credentials, and secrets now live together on a single Credentials page in the console.

New Release Post-paid billing (Beta)

Enterprise customers can now be billed in arrears under a custom contract instead of maintaining a prepaid credit balance. Runpod meters your usage throughout the month and invoices it at your contracted rates, with cost centers as the primary way to attribute spend. To convert your account, contact your Runpod account manager.

Improvement

New Pod deploy flow is now the default

The redesigned Pod deploy flow, where you configure your workload before choosing a GPU, is now the default for all users. To return to the previous experience, enable Switch back to the legacy deploy flow in your account settings.

New Release Organizations (Beta)

Organizations are a new enterprise account model in which the organization, not individual members, owns all resources, including compute, storage, secrets, and templates. Built-in roles control member permissions, groups organize members into teams, and billing runs on post-paid invoicing. Organizations and Teams are mutually exclusive, so review the overview before accepting an invitation.

Improvement

Request pricing for global volumes

Global volumes charge for request operations separately from storage. Class A requests (writes, creates, and lists) cost $0.005 per 1,000 requests, and Class B requests (reads and metadata lookups) cost $0.0005 per 1,000 requests. Test your workflow at small scale to estimate request costs before scaling up.

New Release Global volumes (Beta)

You can now attach elastic, region-independent storage to any Pod in any Runpod data center. Create a global volume once and mount it at startup in any region, without copying data between data centers. Global volumes are best suited for model serving and inference workloads that read large files and write infrequently.

Deprecation Nano Banana Edit

The Nano Banana Edit public endpoint will be retired on September 28, 2026, because Google is discontinuing the underlying model. Migrate to Nano Banana 2 Edit before that date.

New Release Sales tax and tax ID support

Runpod now collects sales tax on credit purchases in applicable jurisdictions.

You can add a business tax ID at checkout or in your account settings to update how tax applies to your purchases. See Adding your tax ID to get started.