October 5, 2026

Valence 1.8.1 - Thinking shows how long it took

Thinking now shows how long it took.

Valence step trail - a local model thinks for a second, runs the calculator, analyzes the result, then answers 77,076

What’s new

Thinking shows time, not characters. The step trail above a reply now reads “Thought for 6s” instead of a character count, so you can see at a glance how long the model spent thinking before it answered.

Fixes

After a tool runs — the calculator, the clock or a web search — the step reads “Analyzed the result”. It used to say “search results” even when no search happened.

1.8.1 also carries everything in 1.8.0: the step trail, the four-control composer, web search with your own free Tavily key, the Kids Mode safety fixes, and the Qwen 3.8 27B Balanced download fix.

Download

Valence 1.8.1 — Slim (.msi) · 121 MB · your GPU pack is fetched on first run.

Valence 1.8.1 — All-in-one (.msi) · 620 MB · CUDA + Vulkan bundled, fully offline.

Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · 7-day free trial, then $24.99 for Windows, or $59.95 for every platform.

All-in-one SHA-256: BBB8EC369F5EDC5CF3C4ACD1BF11E4123105FA41114E8AB5691264CB82E5AE36 Slim SHA-256: 71048B96A3E0DC59E450B5D8A936CC318DEA3579494B56A7B3EF27BE1EB0C324 Unsigned installer — SmartScreen may warn: More info → Run anyway. Existing installs upgrade in place.

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