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  1. New
    Fireworks AIBackground ModePricing & Access

    Fireworks offers half-price Background Mode for eligible delayed work

    Fireworks introduced Background Mode at half the usual runtime price for eligible tasks that can wait, such as overnight research or evaluation data generation. Its announcement also names multi-day prompt caching. Eligibility and job-specific charges should be verified before treating half price as a universal discount.

    Fireworks AI1 source

  2. New
    Fireworks AINexus subscriptionsPricing & Access

    Fireworks sets Nexus Pro at $8 monthly and Teams at $10 per seat monthly

    Fireworks announced Nexus Pro plans starting at $8 per month and Teams plans starting at $10 per seat per month. Enterprise plans add controls such as SSO and shared budgets. The announcement does not establish a universal all-in inference cost; customers should check included usage and model charges separately.

    Fireworks AI1 source

  3. New
    Fireworks AIUltra-fast inferenceTools & Agents

    Fireworks opens an ultra-fast inference public preview

    Fireworks announced public preview access to a new inference speed tier powered by NVIDIA Blackwell. It reports up to 1,500 tokens per second on DeepSeek V4.1 Flash in its test; that is a vendor benchmark and a serving option, not a new DeepSeek model trained by Fireworks.

    Fireworks AI1 source

  4. New
    Fireworks AINexus DesktopTools & Agents

    Fireworks launches Nexus Desktop model routing for assistant apps

    Fireworks added Nexus Desktop to route models from the Codex app, Claude Desktop and OpenCode. The app extends its existing Nexus CLI routing beyond terminal coding to desktop knowledge work; the underlying open models remain made by their respective labs.

    Fireworks AI1 source

  5. New
    Fireworks AIFireworks SovereignBusiness & Adoption

    Fireworks previews managed inference inside customers’ infrastructure

    Fireworks announced Sovereign in private preview for inference and training inside a customer-controlled cloud or data center. The company claims this can support data residency and model control, but access is limited and those benefits depend on each deployment. This is a hosting option, not a new foundation model.

    Fireworks AI1 source

  6. New
    Fireworks AINo EvalTools & Agents

    Fireworks previews automatic task-specific model evaluations

    Fireworks unveiled No Eval in private preview to turn production traces and product feedback into task-specific evaluations for model tuning. It is a limited preview and the company has not shown independent proof that it improves a customer’s results.

    Fireworks AI1 source

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