diff --git a/src/linkup/__init__.py b/src/linkup/__init__.py
index b47680f..c572c31 100644
--- a/src/linkup/__init__.py
+++ b/src/linkup/__init__.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
     LinkupTaskMetadata,
     LinkupTaskQuota,
     LinkupTasksPage,
+    LinkupUnsupportedTask,
 )
 from ._version import __version__
 
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
 TimeoutError = LinkupTimeoutError  # noqa: A001
 TooManyRequestsError = LinkupTooManyRequestsError
 UnknownError = LinkupUnknownError
+UnsupportedTask = LinkupUnsupportedTask
 
 __all__ = [
     "AuthenticationError",
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
     "LinkupTimeoutError",
     "LinkupTooManyRequestsError",
     "LinkupUnknownError",
+    "LinkupUnsupportedTask",
     "NoResultError",
     "PaymentRequiredError",
     "ResearchTask",
@@ -153,5 +156,6 @@
     "TimeoutError",
     "TooManyRequestsError",
     "UnknownError",
+    "UnsupportedTask",
     "__version__",
 ]
diff --git a/src/linkup/_client.py b/src/linkup/_client.py
index f42e55c..b21444e 100644
--- a/src/linkup/_client.py
+++ b/src/linkup/_client.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     LinkupTask,
     LinkupTaskInput,
     LinkupTasksPage,
+    LinkupUnsupportedTask,
 )
 from ._version import __version__
 
@@ -1692,7 +1693,9 @@ def _parse_task(self, task_data: dict[str, Any]) -> LinkupTask:
         if task_type == "research":
             return self._parse_research_task(task_data)
 
-        raise ValueError(f"Unexpected task type value: '{task_type}'")
+        return LinkupUnsupportedTask.model_validate(
+            {**task_data, "rawType": task_type, "type": "unsupported"}
+        )
 
     def _parse_research_tasks_page(self, response_data: dict[str, Any]) -> LinkupResearchTasksPage:
         return LinkupResearchTasksPage.model_validate(
diff --git a/src/linkup/_types.py b/src/linkup/_types.py
index 1736d47..38a7ba9 100644
--- a/src/linkup/_types.py
+++ b/src/linkup/_types.py
@@ -343,7 +343,33 @@ class LinkupResearchTask(_LinkupBaseModel):
     updated_at: str = pydantic.Field(validation_alias="updatedAt")
 
 
-LinkupTask = LinkupSearchTask | LinkupFetchTask | LinkupResearchTask
+class LinkupUnsupportedTask(_LinkupBaseModel):
+    """A task returned by the API that this SDK does not model explicitly.
+
+    Attributes:
+        created_at: The task creation timestamp.
+        error: The task error message, if the task failed.
+        id: The task identifier.
+        input: The raw task input payload returned by the API.
+        output: The raw task output payload, if available.
+        raw_type: The original task type returned by the API.
+        status: The current task status.
+        type: The normalized task type, always "unsupported".
+        updated_at: The last task update timestamp.
+    """
+
+    created_at: str = pydantic.Field(validation_alias="createdAt")
+    error: str | None = None
+    id: str
+    input: JSONObject
+    output: Any | None = None
+    raw_type: str = pydantic.Field(validation_alias="rawType")
+    status: Literal["pending", "processing", "completed", "failed"]
+    type: Literal["unsupported"]
+    updated_at: str = pydantic.Field(validation_alias="updatedAt")
+
+
+LinkupTask = LinkupSearchTask | LinkupFetchTask | LinkupResearchTask | LinkupUnsupportedTask
 
 
 class LinkupResearchTasksPage(_LinkupBaseModel):
diff --git a/tests/unit/client_test.py b/tests/unit/client_test.py
index 50ec541..7b1d73a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/client_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/client_test.py
@@ -1492,6 +1492,62 @@ def test_list_tasks(mocker: MockerFixture, client: linkup.Client) -> None:
     assert tasks_page.quota.in_flight == 1
 
 
+def test_list_tasks_preserves_unsupported_task_variants(
+    mocker: MockerFixture, client: linkup.Client
+) -> None:
+    mocker.patch(
+        "httpx.Client.request",
+        return_value=Response(
+            status_code=200,
+            content=b"""
+            {
+                "data": [
+                    {
+                        "createdAt": "2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z",
+                        "error": null,
+                        "id": "extract-task-1",
+                        "input": {
+                            "q": "companies founded in paris",
+                            "schema": {
+                                "type": "object"
+                            }
+                        },
+                        "output": {
+                            "rows": [
+                                {
+                                    "company": "Linkup"
+                                }
+                            ],
+                            "rowsReturned": 1
+                        },
+                        "status": "completed",
+                        "type": "extract",
+                        "updatedAt": "2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z"
+                    }
+                ],
+                "metadata": {
+                    "page": 1,
+                    "pageSize": 10,
+                    "total": 1,
+                    "totalPages": 1
+                },
+                "quota": {
+                    "inFlight": 1,
+                    "limit": 100
+                }
+            }
+            """,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    tasks_page = client.list_tasks()
+
+    assert isinstance(tasks_page.data[0], linkup.UnsupportedTask)
+    assert tasks_page.data[0].type == "unsupported"
+    assert tasks_page.data[0].raw_type == "extract"
+    assert tasks_page.data[0].output == {"rows": [{"company": "Linkup"}], "rowsReturned": 1}
+
+
 def test_get_task_structured_search_output_keeps_search_results_shape_raw(
     mocker: MockerFixture, client: linkup.Client
 ) -> None:
@@ -1567,6 +1623,38 @@ def test_get_task_structured_search_output_raw(
     assert task.output == {"summary": "done"}
 
 
+def test_get_task_preserves_unsupported_task_variant(
+    mocker: MockerFixture, client: linkup.Client
+) -> None:
+    mocker.patch(
+        "httpx.Client.request",
+        return_value=Response(
+            status_code=200,
+            content=b"""
+            {
+                "createdAt": "2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z",
+                "error": null,
+                "id": "extract-task-2",
+                "input": {
+                    "q": "companies founded in paris"
+                },
+                "output": null,
+                "status": "processing",
+                "type": "extract",
+                "updatedAt": "2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z"
+            }
+            """,
+        ),
+    )
+
+    task = client.get_task("extract-task-2")
+
+    assert isinstance(task, linkup.UnsupportedTask)
+    assert task.type == "unsupported"
+    assert task.raw_type == "extract"
+    assert task.input == {"q": "companies founded in paris"}
+
+
 def test_list_tasks_with_multiple_filters(mocker: MockerFixture, client: linkup.Client) -> None:
     request_mock = mocker.patch(
         "httpx.Client.request",