Week of November 2

Release notes 8

What University IT changed in Stanford's AI services this week.

1. Stanford MCP Gateway launches

   The Stanford MCP Gateway has launched. One connector, SU MCP Gateway, connects some of the university's most used apps to Claude for Education and ChatGPT Edu. UIT's getting started guide explains how to begin, and more apps are expected to be added.

2. GPT-6.1 Terra in ChatGPT Edu

   GPT-6.1 Terra has been added to the Work tab in ChatGPT Edu. Try it for writing and advanced visualization tasks.

3. ChatGPT Images 2.6 in ChatGPT Edu

   ChatGPT Images 2.6 is available in Stanford's ChatGPT Edu workspace. It creates images faster and keeps details more consistent as you refine them.

4. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Muse Spark Open in the Stanford AI Playground

   Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is now in the Stanford AI Playground, a fast option for shorter, everyday tasks. Meta's Muse Spark Open is there too, another model to try for your work.

5. Gemini 2.5 models removed from the Stanford AI Playground

   Gemini 2.5 Pro, 2.5 Flash and 2.5 Flash-Lite have been removed from the Stanford AI Playground because Google has deprecated them. If you used one of them, try the newer Gemini models now available.

6. New Gemini, open-source and embedding models on the AI API Gateway ↗ (opens in a new tab)

   Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3.8 Flash are now available through the AI API Gateway, along with the open-source models DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Muse Spark Open. OpenAI's text-embedding-3-large is there too, for applications that use embeddings, such as search. To add any of these to an existing key, use the Change or Cancel AI API Gateway Key Service form.

7. Claude Motion enabled in Claude for Education

   Claude Motion is now enabled. Use it to create animated explainers from your content.

8. Claude Dashboards enabled in Claude for Education

   Claude Dashboards is now enabled. Use it to present data visually so it is easier to explore.