{"id":19159,"date":"2026-02-18T04:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/?p=19159"},"modified":"2026-02-18T04:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T04:09:23","slug":"opik-product-releases-february2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/blog\/opik-product-releases-february2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Opik Release Highlights: Prompt Optimization Studio, SDK Upgrades &amp; Multimodal Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This month\u2019s Opik releases strengthen the connection between experimentation, evaluation, and measurable performance with the launch of the Optimization Studio, enhanced custom dashboard capabilities, and expanded model provider and integration support. Whether you\u2019re refining prompts or shipping agents to production, these updates help you automate workflows, run more structured experiments, and give clarity into what is driving improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more about each new release below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-optimization-studio\">Optimization Studio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/optimizer-studio-1024x513.png\" alt=\"screenshot showing opik's optimization studio feature within the opik UI\" class=\"wp-image-19160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/optimizer-studio-1024x513.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/optimizer-studio-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/optimizer-studio-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/optimizer-studio-1536x769.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/optimizer-studio.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now refine prompts directly within the Opik UI by defining your own evaluation criteria and running structured optimization against your chosen data. Choose from optimization strategies such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/agent_optimization\/algorithms\/gepa_optimizer?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">GEPA<\/a> for single-turn prompts and quick improvements, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/agent_optimization\/algorithms\/hierarchical_adaptive_optimizer?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">HRPO<\/a> for deeper analysis of why your prompt is failing. You can apply strict or model-graded scoring, monitor performance trends as runs progress, and compare runs side-by-side to identify what criteria improved your results easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/agent_optimization\/optimization_studio?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">Docs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-custom-dashboard-improvements\">Custom Dashboard Improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Three new features in Opik\u2019s custom dashboards make it easier for you to compare and analyze experiment performance at a glance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/custom-dashboards-1024x492.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/custom-dashboards-1024x492.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/custom-dashboards-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/custom-dashboards-768x369.png 768w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/custom-dashboards-1536x737.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.comet.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/custom-dashboards.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Experiment Leaderboard Widget<\/strong>: Rank and compare experiments at a glance to quickly identify your top-performing configurations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grouped By Metrics Widget<\/strong>: Break down metrics by your choice of model, dataset, or version to analyze performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Span-Level Metrics Charts<\/strong>: Visualize granular, end-to-end behavior with span-level metrics to understand how individual steps impact overall results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/production\/dashboards?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">Docs<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-python-amp-typescript-sdk-improvements\">Python &amp; TypeScript SDK Improvements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Python and TypeScript SDKs have received a round of improvements to make your evaluation workflows more reproducible and easier to automate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Python &amp; TypeScript<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/evaluation\/annotation_queues#managing-queues-programmatically?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">Annotation Queue Support<\/a><\/strong>: Manage your human-in-the-loop workflows programmatically to gain more control over evaluation and feedback loops directly from your code.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/reference\/typescript-sdk\/evaluation\/datasets#working-with-dataset-versions?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">Dataset Versioning<\/a><\/strong>: You can now run reproducible experiments with full dataset version control to clearly track how data changes impact particular results.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TypeScript<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/reference\/typescript-sdk\/opik-query-language?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">Opik Query Language<\/a><\/strong>: Use a SQL-like interface to search and filter prompts, traces, and threads with precision, making it easier to analyze the data you care about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-llm-provider-amp-integrations\">LLM Provider &amp; Integrations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New providers and integrations expand Opik\u2019s functionality, enabling you to evaluate and trace your AI applications without additional setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ollama Support<\/strong>: Opik now provides native Ollama support in the UI and playground, with automatic model discovery and compatibility across local, remote, and Docker instances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Claude Opus 4.6 Support<\/strong>: Newly added support for Anthropic\u2019s newest model for evaluation and optimization.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>OpenAI SORA Integration<\/strong>: Log and track video generation outputs from OpenAI\u2019s SORA model directly in Opik.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Google Veo Integration<\/strong>: Full support for Google\u2019s Veo video generation API, including automatic logging of video outputs and metadata.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>LangChain Tool Descriptions<\/strong>: Tool descriptions are now automatically captured within spans, providing you with clearer visibility into how your agents select and use tools.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comet.com\/docs\/opik\/changelog?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=newsletter_2026\">Full Changelog<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-connect-amp-learn-with-fellow-ai-developers\">Connect &amp; 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