Google has made its Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash AI video model broadly available, boosting video length to 15 seconds per clip and reducing cost to around $0.07 per second for 720p resolution. The model also introduces enhanced editing flexibility through chat and improved visual consistency.
- 15-second AI video clips, up from 10 seconds previously
- 30% price reduction to about $0.07 per second at 720p
- Supports multi-turn chat editing for clip customization
What happened
Google announced the general availability of Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, its latest AI video generation model. The new version extends video clip length from 10 to 15 seconds and offers users the ability to edit videos over several chat interactions, such as changing products, backgrounds, or lighting without recreating the clip from scratch. Pricing is reduced by 30%, now costing approximately $0.07 per second for 720p resolution, down from $0.10 previously.
This release integrates the model into Google's broader tools, including Flow, Google Vids, Google Ads, and the Gemini app available to Google AI Ultra subscribers. For the first time, businesses can access Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash via Google Cloud, enabling scalable and easier implementation. The model enhances visual consistency across faces, clothing, packaging text, and brand colors, which Google DeepMind reports testers preferred 62% of the time compared to the prior 1.1 version.
Why it matters
The advancements in Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash make AI-generated video content creation more accessible, affordable, and user-friendly, a crucial factor for businesses and creators looking to produce short promotional or content videos efficiently. The ability to refine clips interactively reduces the time and cost of regenerating content, streamlining workflows.
In a competitive landscape where Chinese AI video models dominate nine out of ten top ranking spots, Google stands as the only U.S. company in the top tier. By lowering prices and increasing product availability through Google Cloud and key Google services, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash strengthens Google's offering in AI video generation and expands its market presence internationally.
What to watch next
Google is continuing to enhance Gemini Omni’s capabilities with a focus on handling faster sports action, more dynamic script alterations, and complex physics simulations, which remain challenges for AI video models. Monitoring Google’s progress in these areas will be key to evaluating the model’s competitiveness against international AI video tools.
Additionally, the adoption of Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash across business applications and cloud platforms will likely accelerate, so tracking uptake rates and new use cases could reveal shifting trends in AI-driven video marketing and content creation industries.