# Raycast v2.6 — Release & Upgrade Intelligence
- **Product:** Raycast (https://raycast.com)
- **Version:** v2.6
- **Released:** Oct 05, 2026
- **Impact Score:** 5/10
- **Breaking Changes:** Not verified
- **Canonical Analysis:** https://changelogs.us/raycast/updates/v2.6/

## Executive Summary (TL;DR)
Raycast v2.6. Source highlight: We made several memory and performance improvements. Raycast's host process now uses about 50% less memory. Each extension process uses about 30% less memory at startup and less CPU when launching, which helps menu bar commands, background refreshes, and AI tools. We also fixed a memory leak that gr