# What changed in modelscope

> 14 changes in modelscope 1 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 1 breaking, 8 new APIs and options. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-24. HTML: https://unstale.sh/pypi/modelscope/

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## modelscope 1

### Breaking changes

- The modelscope and ms console scripts are now provided solely by modelscope-hub, which is required at version 0.3.0 or later. (1.40.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.0)

### New APIs and options

- Intel XPU, including iGPU and discrete GPUs such as Arc, Flex, and Max, is supported as a target device for model inference and training with IPEX-LLM optimizations. (1.40.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.2)
- SDK and CLI compatibility shims add agent identity management, including key rotation, status, and signed token issuance. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)
- MCPApi adds a method to deploy an MCP server. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)
- A speech separation model for 2-speaker 8 kHz audio is available. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)
- A speech separation model for 2-speaker 8 kHz audio is available. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)
- A native inference pipeline for Joint Acoustic Echo Cancellation is available under the audio/AEC module. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)
- The Ascend Docker image supports building mcore-bridge from source with a configurable branch or version for Megatron-based training environments. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)
- MCPApi adds a method to undeploy an MCP server. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)

### Behavior and default changes

- MCP discovery, operational-server listing, and server-detail requests now go through modelscope-hub for consistent authentication, retry, and error handling. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)
- Upload environment variables are unified, and custom README content is added for uploading AIGC model weights. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)

### Tooling

- Docker images can now be built for minor version releases, improving release granularity for containerized deployments. (1.40.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.2)
- Studio CLI is consolidated as a re-export of the hub implementation. (1.40.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.1)

### Fixes and other changes

- The studio command-line entry point was fixed. (1.40.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/modelscope/modelscope/releases/tag/v1.40.0)