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  • “Gradio apps load too slowly” → Gradio 5 ships with major performance improvements, including the ability to serve Gradio apps via server-side rendering (SSR) which loads Gradio apps almost instantaneously in the browser. No more loading spinner! (View Highlight)
  • “This Gradio app looks old-school” → Many of the core Gradio components, including Buttons, Tabs, Sliders, as well as the high-level chatbot interface, have been refreshed with a more modern design in Gradio 5. We’re also releasing a new set of built-in themes, to let you easily create fresh-looking Gradio apps (View Highlight)
  • “I can’t build realtime apps in Gradio” → We have unlocked low-latency streaming in Gradio! We use base64 encoding and websockets automatically where it offers speedups, support WebRTC via custom components, and have also added significantly more documentation and example demos that are focused on common streaming use cases, such as webcam-based object detection, video streaming, real-time speech transcription and generation, and conversational chatbots. (View Highlight)
  • “LLMs don’t know Gradio” → Gradio 5 ships with an experimental AI Playground where you can use AI to generate or modify Gradio apps and preview the app right in your browser immediately: (View Highlight)