April 2025 Changelog

April 18, 2025

Helicone is the first observability platform to support OpenAI’s Realtime API, the 4.1 model family, and more.

What’s New?

  • Added cost support for gpt-4.1, gpt-4.1-mini, and gpt-4.1-nano, including detailed token pricing (prompt, completion, and cache read).
  • Redesigned the Request Drawer for better viewing of requests, responses, and key metrics.
  • Added support for gpt-4.1 model family in Prompts.
  • Added support for streaming tool use with Anthropic models.
  • Added stop sequences parameter support in the Parameters panel.
  • Added Tools Editor with streaming support when creating new tools.
  • Enabled evaluation runs for free tier users!
  • Added ability to delete datasets with confirmation modals and user notifications.
  • Added support for streaming tool use with Anthropic models.

Improvements

  • Improved overall page load and view performance.
  • Improved dataset page loading and reliability for request/response fetching.
  • Improved datetime filtering with a calendar and time picker input.
  • Updated backend logging for smarter and more traceable logs.
  • Updated cache strategy to reduce database load during property filtering.
  • Updated the API cost calculator and model comparison pages with better design and more consistent pricing information.
  • Added a “Response Format Editor” component to allow users to specify JSON schema formats for responses.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed streamed requests for Claude to see the entire response.
  • Fixed loading prompts from requests with tool calls.
  • Fixed table responsiveness issues in blogs.
  • Fixed an issue with member invites for certain organization tiers.
  • Fixed an issue where member invites didn’t properly check organization tiers.