According to OpenClaw (@openclaw) on X, the v2026.2.23 release adds a Kilo Gateway provider to simplify multi‑cluster connectivity, integrates Moonshot and Kimi vision and video capabilities for multimodal inference, and introduces compaction overflow recovery to improve storage reliability. As reported by the project’s GitHub release notes, the update also delivers exec hardening, ACP plus OTEL secret redaction for safer telemetry, and changes allowFrom to ID‑only by default to strengthen authorization; 50 advisories were reviewed with 12 adopted, signaling a strong security posture and enterprise readiness (source: GitHub OpenClaw v2026.2.23). For AI platform operators, these features enable easier deployment of vision and video pipelines, lower operational risk via hardened exec paths, and better compliance through observability redaction (source: GitHub OpenClaw v2026.2.23).

According to Abacus.AI (@abacusai), recent advancements in open-source AI models, including DeepSeek, GLM, and Kimi, have led to near state-of-the-art performance while reducing inference costs by up to ten times compared to proprietary solutions (source: Abacus.AI, Nov 19, 2025). This shift enables businesses to access high-performing large language models with significant operational savings. Additionally, platforms like ChatLLM Teams now make it possible to integrate and deploy both open and closed models seamlessly, offering organizations greater flexibility and cost-efficiency in AI deployment (source: Abacus.AI, Nov 19, 2025).