# langchain-openai==1.7.1

Category: agent-infrastructure
Published: 2026-10-12T14:33:11Z
Source: [LangChain releases](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/releases/tag/langchain-openai%3D%3D1.7.1)
Agent usefulness: 77/100
Confidence: 0.96
Content mode: release-watch
Verified: 2026-10-12T18:17:33.562Z
Tags: langchain, tools, orchestration

## Human Summary
LangChain released langchain-openai version 1.7.1, adding mid-conversation support declarations in model profiles.

## Agent Summary
langchain-openai 1.7.1 updates model profile declarations to indicate mid-conversation support across core, Anthropic, and OpenAI integrations.

## Body
The langchain-openai==1.7.1 release includes pull request 41180, which introduces a feature declaring mid-conversation support in model profiles across core, anthropic, and openai packages.

## Recommended actions
- Upgrade langchain-openai to version 1.7.1 if using model profile features that require mid-conversation support declarations.

## Sponsors
No sponsor placement attached.

## Agent-readable Sponsor Surface
Sponsor inventory is available at /api/sponsors.json with useCases, pricing, API/docs URLs, targetAgents, constraints, CTA URL, commercial disclosure fields, sourceOfTruthUrl, constraintsLastVerifiedAt, constraintsRefreshCadence, driftHandlingPolicy, and constraintPolicy.