Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash released
The gist
Google released Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, making 15-second AI video at $0.07 per second for 720p.
The 30% price cut targets businesses producing video in volume, not hobbyists.
How it unfolded
- May 2026Google first showed Omni Flash at its I/O conference, with clips capped at 10 seconds, and introduced the Gemini Omni family.
- Jun 2026720p pricing stood at $0.10 a second; ByteDance's Seedance 2.5 was unveiled, making 30-second clips.
- Sep 7, 2026Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash was released with a new suite of creative controls and generative video capabilities for developers.
Key terms
- Gemini API
- Google's generative AI chatbot and virtual assistant, originally launched as Bard and powered by large language models.
- Google Cloud
- A suite of modular cloud computing services from Google offering computing, storage, data analytics and machine learning, plus management tools.
- 4K
- A display resolution with roughly 4,000 horizontal pixels, used for digital cinema and television.
Source: Wikipedia