Google releases Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash with 15-second clips and lower pricing

Google has made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash generally available through the Gemini API and Google Cloud, increasing the maximum duration of a single video generation from 10 to 15 seconds. Its predecessor, Omni 1.1 Flash, supported videos of up to 40 seconds through multiple extensions. The update also reduces 720p generation costs by 30%, from $0.10 to $0.07 per second, bringing the price of a 15-second video to $1.05. The model retains support for 360p drafts and allows previews at 360p or 720p before upscaling final videos to 1080p or 4K.

Google says the new model improves visual quality and consistency, particularly when using reference images to preserve the appearance of products, characters, logos, and text across scenes and camera angles. It also introduces multi-turn conversational editing, allowing users to replace products, change backgrounds, adjust lighting, or modify camera angles through natural language instructions without regenerating the entire video, while preserving elements that remain unchanged.

The release also brings improvements to natural-sounding speech, lip synchronization, and dialogue involving multiple speakers. Developers can test Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash in Google AI Studio, and consumers can access it through Google Flow and Google Vids.