Changelog

New Features

• Multi-language blog and changelog — Manage content in any of 30 languages from the admin. A Translations column shows at a glance which posts have which languages, with one click to start a missing translation. Language-aware public paths like /blog/zh/my-post, and matching translations are paired automatically to generate hreflang
• Multi-language publishing API — /client/v2/blog/publish now accepts a lang field, so translations can be published programmatically instead of only through Git sync
• Rebuilt AI Gateway Playground — Every run is now a reproducible object rather than a throwaway request. Run history shows a thumbnail, status, duration and the actual amount charged; click any run to replay its result or refill its parameters and run it again
• Cancel running jobs — Long-running generations (video, digital human) can be cancelled from the playground instead of running to completion once started
• Request preview — Expand any set of parameters to see the exact JSON and cURL for the request you are about to send, generated from the same code path that submits it, and copy either one

Improvements

• AI billing in USD — AI usage is now measured in dollars across two wallets: a one-time trial credit ($1 on signup, plus $5 on your first upgrade to Pro, never reset) and your purchased balance. A single call can draw from both. This replaces the previous mix of monthly credits and per-tool quotas
• Cost before you run — The playground shows an estimated cost above the Run button, and the actual amount charged plus latency and provider after it completes
• Chat history survives refresh — Playground chat transcripts are kept per model, so switching models or reloading the page no longer discards the conversation
• Model-driven parameters — Image dimensions, video durations and similar limits now come from each model's own definition rather than being hardcoded, so models advertising larger sizes or wider duration ranges work immediately
• Actionable errors — Failures now map to a next step: rate limits link to add credits or view usage, auth errors link to settings, invalid parameters are highlighted inline on the field that caused them, and timeouts explain that the job is still running in the background
• Fewer false sending suspensions — Bounce and complaint rate thresholds now require a sample of at least 100 messages before they can trigger. Previously a single bounce in 20 messages read as a 5% bounce rate and could suspend a low-volume sender
• Playground accessibility — Status and result regions announce updates to screen readers, run history is keyboard navigable, and Cmd/Ctrl + Enter submits

Documentation

• Docs canonical URLs and sitemap now use the www host, matching the rest of the site
• Homepage publishes Organization and WebSite structured data

New Features

• AI Gateway — AI Stack is now AI Gateway. One API key for every AI modality — LLM chat, image generation, video creation, speech synthesis, OCR, transcription, voice cloning, and digital human
• OpenAI-compatible endpoint — /ai/chat/completions works with any OpenAI SDK or client. Just change the base URL
• LLM Routing Strategies — 4 routing modes: Auto (AI picks the model), Direct (you choose), Tag-based (map labels to models), and Failover (automatic fallback chains)
• Digital Human — New capability: generate talking-head videos from a photo and audio input
• Image Editing — New capability: transform images with text instructions (inpainting, style transfer, outpainting)
• Uncensored Models — Access to uncensored image and video generation models for creative professionals (no content filters)

Improvements

• Unified billing — All AI modality usage consolidated into a single usage dashboard
• Model discovery — GET /ai/models endpoint with type and provider filtering
• Async task polling — Standardized GET /ai/tasks/{id} for all async capabilities (video, digital human)
• Failover chains — Multiple relay providers per model with automatic fallback on failure

Documentation

• Updated AI Gateway documentation with full API endpoint reference
• New uncensored models usage guide
• Blog post: "Introducing AI Gateway: One API Key for Every AI Modality"

New Features

• AI Stack Full Modality — Complete suite of AI tools: Image to Text, Audio to Text, Text to Audio, Text to Image, Text to Video, Image to Video, Voice Clone, and LLM Router
• Text to Image — Generate images from text prompts using Seedream 3.0. Multiple aspect ratios and styles supported
• Text to Video — Generate videos from text descriptions. Asynchronous processing with status polling
• Image to Video — Animate static images into short video clips. Upload an image and describe the motion
• Voice Clone — Clone any voice from a short audio sample. Use cloned voices in Text to Audio for personalized speech
• LLM Router — Intelligent model routing with four modes: Auto (AI-classified), Direct (explicit model), Tag Routes (tag-based), and Fallback (failover chain). Supports 10+ LLM providers

Improvements

• LLM Router pricing display — Model selection dropdown now shows input/output prices per million tokens
• Markdown response rendering — AI responses render with proper formatting: code blocks, tables, headers, bold, lists, and links
• Response duration tracking — LLM Router shows response time instead of estimated cost for more actionable performance insight
• Copy raw Markdown — Copy button captures the original Markdown content, not the rendered HTML
• Async task architecture — All heavy AI tasks (video, image generation) use submit-then-poll pattern for reliable processing
• Billing source tracking — Each AI tool now tracked separately in usage logs for better cost visibility

Why We're Changing

As LiteStartup grows from an email tool into a full build & growth platform, we wanted pricing that's as simple and transparent as the product itself. No hidden fees, no per-contact charges, no surprises.

New Plan Structure

We now offer two plans — Free and Pro. That's it.

Free Plan — $0/month

Perfect for hobbyists, evaluators, and side projects.

• 5,000 emails/month with 200/day send limit
• 1 GB storage & 1 GB bandwidth
• 100 AI generations/month + 20 AI Agent sessions
• 3,000 contacts, 1 domain, 20 mailboxes, 3 team members
• 30-day data retention
• All core products included: Workmail, Email Marketing, Transactional Email, Website, Blog, Live Chat, Help Desk, Docs, Changelog
• When you hit a limit, usage pauses until next month

Pro Plan — $20/month (or $200/year — save $40)

For startups, SaaS companies, and growing businesses.

• 50,000 emails/month with no daily limit
• 20 GB storage & 10 GB bandwidth
• 400 AI generations/month + 80 AI Agent sessions
• Unlimited contacts & team members, 10 domains, 200 mailboxes
• 100-day data retention
• Everything in Free plus: SEO Automation, Marketing Automation, Warm-up, AI Content Assistant, AI Agent, AI Stack, Advanced analytics, Remove branding
• Priority support with 12-hour response time

Pay-as-You-Go Overages (Pro Only)

Hit your Pro quota? No problem — usage continues at published unit prices, deducted from your balance.

Balance System

• Top up anytime — minimum $5
• Balance never expires and is shared across your team
• Non-refundable — use it at your own pace

What's NOT Changing

• No per-contact fees — ever. Free includes 3,000, Pro is unlimited.
• No long-term contracts — cancel monthly plans anytime, yearly plans billed annually with discount.
• All core products included in every plan — Workmail, Email Marketing, Transactional Email, Website, Blog, Live Chat, Help Desk, Docs, Changelog.
• PayPal accepted. Stripe (credit/debit cards) coming soon.

Existing Users

We value our early adopters:

• Existing Free users who activate a domain within 7 days of this announcement keep 10,000 emails/month — permanently.
• Existing Pro users continue at $20/month with the new Pro quotas.
• New users get the new pricing immediately.

Check your account page for a Grandfathered badge if you qualify.

FAQ

Q: What happens when I exceed my quota?
On Free, usage pauses until next month. On Pro, overages are deducted from your balance at unit prices.

Q: How much does email overage cost?
$0.40 per 1,000 emails. Sending 10,000 extra emails costs $4.00.

Q: Can I switch plans anytime?
Yes. Changes take effect immediately and billing is prorated.

Why This Matters

Email deliverability is the #1 factor that determines whether your emails actually reach your audience. A single spike in bounces or spam complaints can damage your sender reputation for weeks.

Our new smart protection system works behind the scenes to keep your deliverability healthy — so you can focus on writing great emails instead of worrying about technical details.

What's New

Real-time Deliverability Monitoring

• Live Dashboard — See your deliverability rate, bounce rate, and complaint rate at a glance from the Analytics page
• Time Range Filters — View stats for Today, Yesterday, Last 7 Days, or Last 30 Days
• Threshold Alerts — Visual warnings when your bounce rate exceeds 2.5% or complaint rate exceeds 0.05%, with critical alerts at 5% and 0.1%

Email Health Card (Home)

• At-a-Glance Status — See your sending status (Normal, Warning, or Restricted) right on your dashboard
• Today's Stats — Emails sent today, current deliverability rate, and daily sending limit
• Quick Tooltip — Click the status badge to understand why your status changed and what to do

Smart Sender Protection

• Automatic Reputation Scoring — Each sender email address gets a health score based on recent sending history
• Bounce & Complaint Tracking — We automatically track bounces and complaints per sender to catch problems early
• Sender Status Management — Senders with high bounce/complaint rates are automatically paused to protect your domain reputation
• Gradual Recovery — Paused senders are placed on probation with reduced limits, then gradually restored as metrics improve

Recipient Protection

• Smart Suppression — Invalid and complaining recipients are automatically suppressed across your account
• Hard Bounce Prevention — Emails that hard bounce are never sent to the same address again
• Complaint Handling — Recipients who mark your email as spam are immediately suppressed

Sending Rate Management

• Adaptive Limits — Your daily sending limit grows automatically as your reputation improves
• Trust Tiers — New accounts start with conservative limits that increase as you build a positive sending history
• Per-Sender Controls — Individual sender addresses have independent rate limits to prevent any single sender from causing issues

Expected Results

With these protections in place, you can expect:

• 95%+ deliverability rate for well-maintained contact lists
• Near-zero complaint rates through automatic suppression
• Faster warm-up with guided sending limits that grow with your reputation
• Early warning before any deliverability issues become critical

Tips for Best Results

1. Clean your contact list — Remove inactive subscribers regularly
2. Use double opt-in — Ensure contacts actually want your emails
3. Monitor your dashboard — Check the Email Health card daily
4. Act on warnings — If you see a Warning status, review your recent campaigns for issues
5. Respect the limits — Sending limits exist to protect your reputation; don't try to work around them

New Features

SEO Automation

• AI Topic Generation — Automatically generate blog topic ideas based on your product and audience, with one-click approve or reject
• AI Article Writing — Turn approved topics into full blog posts, ready to publish on your site
• Auto-publish Pipeline — Schedule daily content generation and publishing on autopilot
• Performance Tracking — Monitor article performance and let the AI learn what works best
• XML Sitemap — Auto-generated sitemap for better search engine indexing

Marketing Automation

• Cold Outreach Campaigns — Create targeted email campaigns with AI-personalized content for each prospect
• Campaign Types — General, Product Outreach, Partnership, Link Building, Recruitment, or Event Invitation
• Smart Follow-ups — Automatic multi-stage follow-ups with configurable intervals
• Tag-based Import — Import prospects from your contacts by tag, with automatic deduplication
• Send History — Track daily sending stats including initial emails and follow-ups
• Reply Scoring — AI analyzes prospect replies to help you prioritize responses

What's New in V2

LiteStartup has been rebuilt around two core missions: Build and Grow.

We started as a lightweight email and application platform for startups. Now, with AI at the center of everything, we help you build products faster and grow your business smarter — all from one dashboard.

Build

• Smart Email — AI-assisted composing, replying, and translating right inside your inbox
• Applications — Website, blog, docs, changelog, and live chat — everything you need to ship and support your product
• AI Stack — A growing toolkit of AI-powered utilities (starting with Image to Text, more coming soon)

Grow

• SEO Automation — AI generates blog topics and articles on autopilot, helping you rank without the manual grind
• Marketing Automation — Personalized cold outreach with smart follow-ups, powered by AI
• Email Warm-up — Protect your sender reputation and land in the inbox, not the spam folder

AI Everywhere

• AI Agent — Your personal assistant for quick data lookups, account insights, and platform navigation
• AI Chat Sidebar — Draft, improve, and translate emails with a conversational AI panel
• AI Stack — Dedicated space for AI tools that save you time every day

Our Mission

Help startups and solo founders spend less, build faster, and work smarter — with AI doing the heavy lifting.

New Features

• Automated Warm-up Plans — Automatically created when adding a new domain email with warm-up enabled
• Three Strategies — Conservative (45 days), Moderate (30 days), and Aggressive (21 days) warm-up strategies
• Health Monitoring — Real-time health score tracking based on delivery, bounce, and complaint rates
• Auto-pause Safety — Plans automatically pause when bounce or complaint rates exceed thresholds
• Daily Volume Scheduling — Gradual volume increase with per-day planned and actual send tracking
• Seed Account System — Managed seed accounts for warm-up email delivery
• Admin Dashboard — Dedicated admin panel for monitoring and managing all warm-up plans

Improvements

• Domain email creation page now includes warm-up strategy selection for paid users
• Mobile-optimized warm-up list with card layout and detail page with compact stats
• Warm-up does not affect transactional email sending

Technical

• Three new database tables: mail_warmup_plans, mail_warmup_schedules, mail_warmup_emails
• Cron-based daily schedule execution with SES integration
• Paid plan gating for warm-up features