Gemini Omni Flash generally available (GA)

GAAug 27, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

Released gemini-omni-1.1-flash, the GA version of our fast, conversational video generation and editing model. This release includes significant new capabilities: Video extension : Seamlessly extend existing videos by generating continuations at the end of a clip using the extend task or directly with a prompt.

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