On November 5 Google made Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (gemini-omni-1.2-flash) generally available in AI Studio and the Gemini API: video generate/edit length rises to 15 seconds, vendor pricing cuts video output about 30% (~$12 per 1M tokens, roughly $0.07/s at 720p), with stronger multi-reference consistency and more natural speech. The changelog states that from December 3, 2026, requests to gemini-omni-1.1-flash will automatically route to 1.2 at 1.2 rates.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Model id
gemini-omni-1.2-flashlive in AI Studio and Gemini API (changelog Nov 5) - ✓Clips 3–15s at 360p/720p/1080p/4K; vendor notes consistency across up to 6 reference images
- ✓Vendor pricing: ~30% lower video output; ~$0.07/s at 720p (~$1.04 for 15s)
- ✓From 2026-12-03,
gemini-omni-1.1-flashauto-routes to 1.2 at 1.2 rates - ✓Consumers: Flow, Google Vids, and Gemini App support up to 15s clips and multi-turn edits

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Core Background & Industry Pain Points
Conversational video generation needs longer clips, stabler reference consistency, and lower per-second cost. Omni 1.1 Flash has been the workhorse since August GA; on November 5 Google's changelog and official accounts announced Omni 1.2 Flash as generally available.
Architecture Highlights & Internals
gemini-omni-1.2-flash keeps native multimodality and Interactions API multi-turn editing, with up to 15s clips, stronger scene coherence, and more natural speech. The model card lists 1.2 as Stable; 1.1 auto-routes to 1.2 on December 3.
Authoritative Benchmarks & Measured Scores
Google published no independent video-quality leaderboard scores. Quantified claims are product and pricing: up to 15s, ~30% lower video output price, ~$0.07/s at 720p, and stronger multi-reference consistency. No third-party system eval is public yet.
Developer Hands-on Guide
Pick gemini-omni-1.2-flash in AI Studio or follow the Omni guide with the Interactions API. If production hard-codes the 1.1 id, migrate before December 3 or accept auto-routing and the new rate; paid-tier rate limits are described as doubled.
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