AI Council

AI Council 7.1 AI Council 7.1 is our biggest update yet, combining everything planned for 7.0 and 7.1 into a single release focused on clarity, transparency, reliability, and ease of use. Understand Usage at a Glance Usage is now visible where you need it most. * See estimated costs or credits before sending a message. * View token and cost details beneath responses. * Explore the new Usage Dashboard with totals, charts, filters, provider and model breakdowns, and CSV export. * Optional menu bar monitoring for quick daily usage visibility. * Improved estimation accuracy, even when providers do not return usage data. New Guided Walkthrough A new interactive walkthrough helps you discover Council, Direct Chat, Compare, Settings, model selection, provider configuration, and usage controls directly inside the app. Five New Themes AI Council now includes five complete themes: * Original * Editorial * Brutalist * Studio * Spatial Themes extend throughout the entire application, including conversations, markdown rendering, controls, sidebars, settings, comparison views, and model selectors. Expanded Language Support AI Council now supports eleven languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch, Japanese, and Turkish. Translations have been refreshed throughout the application, including menus, settings, onboarding, tooltips, and language selection. Better Models, Providers and Local AI * Custom providers can now participate directly as Council members. * Support for compatible OpenAI-style endpoints. * Optional support for keyless servers. * Manual model entry for providers that do not publish catalogues. * Custom providers appear immediately throughout the app after being added. * Local models retain custom names and council assignments after relaunch. * Improved provider error reporting. More Reliable Conversations * Images attached to follow-up questions now reach participating models. * Follow-up questions and chairman continuations use the resilient retry system. * Compare mode now maintains separate histories for each model. * Usage records attach correctly to saved conversations. * Empty successful responses are no longer stored. * Improved copy feedback and conversation previews. Stronger Synchronisation * Fixed rare cases where conversations could disappear after synchronisation or upgrades. * Improved conflict resolution and history preservation. * Newer conversations are no longer overwritten by older copies from another device. * Theme, language, behaviour, and comfort settings now synchronise more consistently across devices. Plus Hundreds of Improvements * Better handling of temporary network interruptions. * Improved layout stability throughout the app. * More consistent tooltips and interface behaviour. * Better web search citations. * Numerous fixes for localisation, error messages, and workflow reliability. AI Council 7.1 makes the platform clearer, more transparent, more personal, and significantly more dependable for everyday use.