Weekly What's New for 6-22-2026 (#1083)

Author: stephenvapiai

fern/changelog/2026-06-22.mdx

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+# What's New: Week of June 22, 2026
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+1. **Gemini 3.5 Flash and 3.1 Flash-Lite**: Google's [Gemini 3.5 Flash and 3.1 Flash-Lite](https://docs.vapi.ai/providers/model/gemini) models are now available for assistants.
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+2. **Soniox stt-rt-v5**: A new `stt-rt-v5` real-time speech-to-text model is available for the Soniox transcriber.
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+3. **Discord Login Removed**: Discord is no longer offered as a login or signup option.
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+4. **Variable Values in Handoff Webhooks**: After an assistant handoff, webhook payloads now include the assistant's configured `variableValues`.