Vercel shipped ai@7.0.124 (speech/transcription telemetry) through ai@7.0.126 (clear tool approvals on addToolOutput) on 2026-09-30—22 commits since covered ai@7.0.123. Same day @ai-sdk/openai@3.0.123 adds OpenAI serviceTier: 'ultrafast' (docs: access-controlled, gpt-5.6-sol), plus Azure MAI speech/transcribe and MCP OAuth conditional invalidation patches in the tree.

Key Takeaways

  • ✓ai@7.0.124 (17:48:28Z) → ai@7.0.126 (22:57:07Z); 22 commits since 7.0.123
  • ✓Speech/transcription telemetry + provider usage + streaming lifecycle callbacks (8c65988)
  • ✓Clear tool approvals when addToolOutput runs (4f3d236); convertDataPart / multipart tool results in tree
  • ✓@ai-sdk/openai@3.0.123: serviceTier 'ultrafast' (docs: gpt-5.6-sol access-controlled)
  • ✓npm i ai@7.0.126 @ai-sdk/openai@3.0.123; https://ai-sdk.dev/docs/introduction
Vercel AI SDK: ai@7.0.124–7.0.126 speech telemetry + tool-approval clear; @ai-sdk/openai ultrafast service tier
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In-Depth Technical Analysis

Background

Speech/transcription lacked first-class telemetry; tool approvals could linger after addToolOutput; OpenAI ultrafast tier needed SDK exposure.

What shipped

ai@7.0.124–7.0.126 (22 commits since 7.0.123): speech telemetry; clear approvals on addToolOutput; @ai-sdk/openai@3.0.123 adds serviceTier ultrafast (gpt-5.6-sol access-controlled per docs).

Benchmarks

No official TTFT/SWE numbers. Anchors: 7.0.124 17:48:28Z; 7.0.126 22:57:07Z.

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