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Thursday, October 1UTC

  1. New
    DigitalOceanAgent Development KitDeveloper

    DigitalOcean deprecates ADK and stops accepting new ADK agent deployments

    The gradient-adk Python package and gradient CLI are deprecated for new agent deployments. Existing ADK agents continue to run and incur model-usage charges. DigitalOcean has not yet published its migration guidance or end-of-support date.

    DigitalOcean2 sources

  2. New
    DigitalOceanInference and Agents balanceDeveloper

    DigitalOcean adds a separate prepaid balance for inference and agents

    Serverless Inference and Managed Agents can draw from a dedicated non-expiring balance, funded in $5-$500 increments. Other products cannot spend it. Optional auto-reload creates recurring charges; eligible monthly agent plans are separately offered in public preview.

    DigitalOcean3 sources

  3. New
    DigitalOceanInsights public previewDeveloper

    DigitalOcean opens Insights observability and its API in public preview

    The preview brings dashboards, metrics, logs, traces and metric alerts to supported DigitalOcean resources and regions. The API can query metrics and logs and manage alert rules and notification channels. Telemetry varies with resource type and configuration.

    DigitalOcean3 sources

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Wednesday, September 30UTC

  1. New
    DigitalOceanGPT-6.1 Sol on DigitalOceanModels

    DigitalOcean adds GPT-6.1 Sol to its serverless inference catalog

    The dated provider notice makes GPT-6.1 Sol available through DigitalOcean Inference. This is a distribution and access change, not a new GPT-6.1 Sol model launch. Current usage and endpoint constraints must be checked in the supported-models reference; deprecated ADK deployment paths are not a recommended way to start.

    DigitalOcean2 sources

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