Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: 40s Extensions, $0.03/s Drafts (Aug 2026) | explainx.ai Blog | explainx.ai
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Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: 40-Second Extensions, 4K Upscale, $0.03/s Drafts
Google ships Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash on Aug 27
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Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash: 40-Second Extensions, 4K Upscale, $0.03/s Drafts
Google ships Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash on Aug 27, 2026 — 10s video context for 40s extensions, first/last frame control, and 360p drafts at $0.03/s that upscale to 4K. Tops the Text-to-Video Arena at 1,515 points.
Aug 28, 2026
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Yash Thakker
Google AI
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Update — August 28, 2026:
landed a day later and places Gemini Omni Flash
on fal's internal Elo table (2060 vs 2080) at
26.70s
average latency against H3 Max's
3.49s
.
: On August 27, 2026, Google shipped
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash
— an update to the "anything in, anything out" world model behind
Gemini Omni Flash
. The headline changes: a 10-second video context window that lets extensions chain up to
40 seconds total
, first-and-last-frame controls for storyboarding a shot precisely, video style matching, and a draft-then-upscale pricing model —
$0.03 per second at 360p
, with optional upscaling up to 4K. Google says it tops the Text-to-Video Arena at
1,515 points
. It's live now in
Google AI Studio
, Google Flow, and the Gemini app.
table · 2 cols
Question
What is it?
Version update to Gemini Omni Flash — same "anything in, anything out" model family, new controls
Announced when?
August 27, 2026, via Logan Kilpatrick (@OfficialLoganK), Google, and Google AI Studio on X
What's new?
10s video context, 40s max extensions, first/last-frame control, video style matching, video references
Draft price
$0.03 per second of video at 360p
Upscale ceiling
Up to 4K, as a separate optional step
Benchmark claim
Text-to-Video Arena, 1,515 points (Google's own claim, not independently verified)
Where to use it
Google AI Studio, Gemini API, Google Flow, Gemini app
What Changed From Gemini Omni Flash to 1.1
Gemini Omni