Clarifai Releases and Update Types
Learn about our release types and monthly updates
We continually enhance our platform with regular releases and updates. Understanding the types of updates and their frequency helps users make the most of the platform's capabilities.
Whether you're seeking cutting-edge features, stability improvements, or security enhancements, staying informed about Clarifai's release cycles ensures you can leverage the latest advancements in AI.
Release Types
Clarifai release editions refer to the different stages or types of releases that our software product can go through — from development to deployment. These options help us manage the introduction of new features, bug fixes, and updates while ensuring quality and stability.
We can issue a release at any of the following phases, based on the degree of maturity:
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Non-GA features are provided primarily for evaluation and feedback purposes and should NEVER be used for production workloads.
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We could issue a release as an Enterprise-only feature, meaning it will be accessible exclusively to users on the Enterprise pricing plan.
| Release Type | Who can use? | For production? | Description | Purpose | Interface Stability | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Preview | Invitees | No | Alpha quality available only to a select group of users, often by invitation | Gather feedback and identify issues from a controlled, smaller user base before wider release | No | Engineering team |
| Developer Preview | Engineers | No | A beta version of the release that is still considered a pre-release. It’s available to all users, particularly engineers, providing an opportunity to test new features. This type of release is typically reserved for Streamlit UI modules or new features released with programmatic support, such as via the Clarifai API and SDKs. | Gather feedback from engineers, ensure compatibility, and identify any issues related to the development environment or integration with other systems | No (It may be feature-complete but still unstable) | Engineering team |
| General Availability (GA) | Everyone | Yes | The official release of the product to everyone. It is considered stable, feature-complete, and ready for production use | The final product is available for use by any user based on their pricing plan | Yes | Support team |
Monthly Update Types
Clarifai releases major platform updates monthly on the first Tuesday. The update versioning follows a Version X.Y.Z format:
- X: Indicates the release year since Clarifai’s founding in 2014. For example, updates in 2024 follow a 10.Y.Z format because 2024 is ten years since 2014.
- Y: Represents the month of the major release.
- Z: Denotes the minor release within that month's major release.
Note:
- Clarifai supports Generally Available (GA) releases of active products for up to two years.
- Eligible code-fixes and hot-fixes are provided via new minor releases (Z) on top of the latest major release branch, for up to two releases from the most current major release.
- A major release is identified by a change in the first (X) or second (Y) digit in the versioning nomenclature.
The following table details expectations for each update type:
| Update Type | Description | Can include new GA features? | Can include breaking API changes? | Can include new preview features? | Can include new security and stability fixes? |
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| Major Releases | Significant updates that may include new features, major changes, improvements, bug fixes, and breaking changes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Minor Releases | Minor updates to customer impacting bugs, security issues, or other critical problems | No | No | Yes | Yes |