Impact Score: 5/10
LocalAI v3.6.0 โ Release Notes & Engineering Impact
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โก Executive Summary (TL;DR)
LocalAI v3.6.0. Source highlight: fix: reranking models limited to 512 tokens in llama.cpp backend
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โจ New Features & Capabilities (6)
- feat(kokoro): add support for l4t devices
- feat(chatterbox): support multilingual
- chore(model gallery): add qwen-image-edit-2509
- chore(models): add whisper-turbo via whisper.cpp
- chore(model gallery): add ibm-granite_granite-4.0-h-small
- chore(model gallery): add ibm-granite_granite-4.0-h-tiny
๐ง Bug Fixes & Patches (1)
- fix: reranking models limited to 512 tokens in llama.cpp backend
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## What's Changed
### Bug fixes :bug:
* fix: reranking models limited to 512 tokens in llama.cpp backend by @jongames in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6344
### Exciting New Features ๐
* feat(kokoro): add support for l4t devices by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6322
* feat(chatterbox): support multilingual by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6240
### ๐ง Models
* chore(model gallery): add qwen-image-edit-2509 by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6336
* chore(models): add whisper-turbo via whisper.cpp by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6340
* chore(model gallery): add ibm-granite_granite-4.0-h-small by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6373
* chore(model gallery): add ibm-granite_granite-4.0-h-tiny by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6374
* chore(model gallery): add ibm-granite_granite-4.0-h-micro by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6375
* chore(model gallery): add ibm-granite_granite-4.0-micro by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6376
### ๐ Dependencies
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.0 in /backend/python/transformers by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6332
* chore(deps): bump securego/gosec from 2.22.8 to 2.22.9 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6324
* chore(deps): bump llama.cpp to '72b24d96c6888c609d562779a23787304ae4609c' by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6349
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/coqui by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6353
* chore(deps): bump transformers from 4.48.3 to 4.56.2 in /backend/python/coqui by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6330
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/diffusers by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6361
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/rerankers by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6360
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/common/template by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6358
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/vllm by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6357
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/bark by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6359
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.75.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/transformers by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6362
* chore(deps): bump grpcio from 1.74.0 to 1.75.1 in /backend/python/exllama2 by @dependabot[bot] in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6356
### Other Changes
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `7f766929ca8e8e01dcceb1c526ee584f7e5e1408` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6319
* docs: :arrow_up: update docs version mudler/LocalAI by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6318
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `da30ab5f8696cabb2d4620cdc0aa41a298c54fd6` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6321
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `1d0125bcf1cbd7195ad0faf826a20bc7cec7d3f4` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6335
* chore(cudss): add cudds to l4t images by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6338
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `4ae88d07d026e66b41e85afece74e88af54f4e66` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6339
* CI: disable build-testing on PRs against arm64 by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6341
* chore(deps): bump llama.cpp to '835b2b915c52bcabcd688d025eacff9a07b65f52' by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6347
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `4807e8f96a61b2adccebd5e57444c94d18de7264` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6350
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `bd0af02fc96c2057726f33c0f0daf7bb8f3e462a` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6352
* Revert "chore(deps): bump transformers from 4.48.3 to 4.56.2 in /backend/python/coqui" by @mudler in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6363
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/whisper.cpp to `32be14f8ebfc0498c2c619182f0d7f4c822d52c4` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6354
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `5f7e166cbf7b9ca928c7fad990098ef32358ac75` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6355
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `b2ba81dbe07b6dbea9c96b13346c66973dede32c` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6366
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/whisper.cpp to `8c0855fd6bb115e113c0dca6255ea05f774d35f7` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6365
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/whisper.cpp to `7849aff7a2e1f4234aa31b01a1870906d5431959` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6367
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `1fe4e38cc20af058ed320bd46cac934991190056` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6368
* chore: :arrow_up: Update ggml-org/llama.cpp to `d64c8104f090b27b1f99e8da5995ffcfa6b726e2` by @localai-bot in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6371
## New Contributors
* @jongames made their first contribution in https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/pull/6344
**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/mudler/LocalAI/compare/v3.5.4...v3.6.0