Changelog
MATE for Illustrator
v3.2
New GPT-5.6 models
Support for the new GPT models: GPT-5.6 Terra, GPT-5.6 Luna, and the biggest, GPT-5.6 Sol.
Claude Sonnet 5
Support for Claude Sonnet 5. It is as capable as Opus 4.7, but for the price of Sonnet 4.6.
v3.0 / v3.1
Access higher models with your own API key.
Use your provider API keys to unlock additional OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Mistral models.
Included models stay available.
GPT-5.4 Mini and Claude Haiku 4.5 are included with an active license.
New top tier models.
Support for OpenAI GPT-5.5, Claude Opus 4.7 and Opus 4.8, Gemini 3.5 Flash. These models are available via your own API key.
Bug fixes
Better performance of included models (GPT-5.4 Mini, Claude Haiku 4.5). EvalScript error should be fixed now. Autofix working again. General stability improvements. View full changelog
v2.3.0
Script Mode now feels like a real chat.
MATE now replies more naturally in Script Mode instead of only outputting code.
Use files with MATE.
Upload PDFs, CSV, JSON, and more to bring extra context into your project.
Gemini in Agent Mode (beta!)
In Settings, set Gemini Runtime to “interactions”. It is still in beta, so expect it to break sometimes.
v2.2.0
GPT-5.4 and Mistral 3.
v2.1.2
Fixed timeout and tool errors
v2.1
Feb 24, 2026
New models
GPT-5.2
Sonnet 4.6
Gemini 3.1.
Claude Opus 4.6 - available for Custom API Key license.
Sonnet 4.6 and Gemini 3.1 are at the moment the best models for Illustrator.
Quality of life improvments and bug fixes
Quality of Life updates
Many big and small improvements and fixes.
Agent mode (beta)
MATE can now do multiple actions on it's own and interact with InDesign directly! E.g. Find text frames -> get content -> translate -> replace. Ask MATE to create frames, apply styles, or modify your document.
Of course, you can still create scripts like before, only now it's called "Script Mode". Nothing else changed.
MCP server (beta)
Connect (remote) MCP servers to supercharge MATE with extended capabilities. Connect to Notion, Linear, and other web services. Browse the web, get documentation, create QR codes. The possibilities are endless!
New code editor
MATE got a better code editor. Now lines are preserved and you can even collapse code blocks to make working with your script code easier.
UX improvements / bug fixes
A ton of small improvements like "batch delete". Many bug fixes.
New model
GPT-5 is here. Give it a try. It's a very, very good model!
Image uploads
Upload images to MATE and use them in your prompts. E.g. Use a screenshot from your layers panel and MATE understands your document better.
Free mode
Free mode: MATE is now free for everyone. No more need to buy a license. You will get 10 prompts free per day.
RTL layout
RTL (Right to Left) layouts: MATE now supports a Right to Left (RTL) chat layout.
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