Prompt
What should I use for multi-version API docs and old releases?
Latest observation
If you need multi-version API docs and a place to keep old releases, the best choice is usually a docs platform that supports versioned documentation out of the box.
Good options
- ReadMe — great for versioned API docs, changelogs, and “old release” docs.
- GitBook — good for documentation sites with versioning, especially if you want a clean editorial workflow.
- Docusaurus — best if you want a developer-owned docs site in your repo and full control over versions.
- Mintlify — modern API docs with versioning, polished UI, and strong developer-doc focus.
What to look for
For your use case, make sure the tool supports:
- multiple doc versions side by side
- archiving old releases
- search across versions
- easy navigation between current and legacy docs
- changelog/release note integration
My recommendation
- If you want hosted + easy: ReadMe
- If you want repo-based + flexible: Docusaurus
- If you want beautiful API docs with versioning: Mintlify
If you want, I can give you a side-by-side comparison based on whether your docs are for an internal team, public API, or SDK docs.
Observation history
How did Obsurfable measure this prompt?
Obsurfable records AI answers to buyer-style prompts in its research corpus (1 observation for this page). Metrics are distributions over observations, not a single static ranking.
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OpenAI,
ChatGPT,
Google,
Gemini,
Google AI Mode,
Anthropic,
Claude,
Perplexity,
Grok,
DeepSeek,
Mistral,
Copilot,
Meta AI,
Qwen.
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