v1.61.0

pydantic/pydantic-aiv1.61.0Feb 18, 2026by DouweM

AI Summary

This release adds official Python 3.14 support and upgrades the Anthropic dependency to 0.80.0 with Claude Sonnet 4.6 support. The release focuses on dependency updates and new model compatibility.

Key Highlights

Support Python 3.14
Upgrade anthropic to 0.80.0
Add Claude Sonnet 4.6 support

New Features

Python 3.14 support
Claude Sonnet 4.6 support

Full Release Notes

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## What's Changed
### 🚀 Features
* Support Python 3.14 by @Kludex in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4138
### 📦 Dependencies
* Upgrade anthropic to 0.80.0, add Claude Sonnet 4.6 by @DouweM in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4345


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/compare/v1.60.0...v1.61.0