> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.extend.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
>
> ## API version
> The current API version is `2026-02-09`, served at the site root (no version prefix in URLs).
> If this page URL contains `/2025-04-21/` or `/2024-12-23/`, you are reading an older API version.
> Prefer the current docs at https://docs.extend.ai/llms.txt unless the user explicitly needs that older version.
> Do not treat older-version pages as the source of truth for new integrations.

# Splitting Light

> Changelog for the Splitting Light base processor in Extend.

Faster and cheaper splitting, but less accurate on complex documents than performance splitting.

# Versions

| Version | Date       | Changelog                                                                                                                    |
| ------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `1.3.0` | 2026-01-26 | Introduces a new model and splitting algorithm/process that significantly improves latency and accuracy for light splitting. |
| `1.2.1` | 2025-12-22 | Minor updates to the light splitting methods for increased accuracy on larger documents.                                     |
| `1.1.0` | 2025-06-06 | Adds support for page overlap detection as an advanced option.                                                               |
| `1.0.0` | 2025-05-26 | Initial release of light splitting processor.                                                                                |

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