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Hydrogen 2026-10 is now available
GAyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 15, 2026
The new Hydrogen is generally available today. Since the developer preview started in June, we've shipped seven releases based on feedback from developers using it. The big deal about the new Hydrogen is that it isn't a big deal: Hydrogen now works with any JavaScript framework.
Topics: AI agents, Pricing, Coding agents
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