Google Launches Fast, Low-Cost AI Image and Video Models for Developers and Consumers
Summary
Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, delivering lightning-fast, low-cost AI image and video generation for developers and consumers, with images produced in just 4 seconds and video output available at $0.10 per second.
Key Points
- Google launches Nano Banana 2 Lite, its fastest and most cost-efficient image model, delivering text-to-image outputs in just 4 seconds at $0.034 per 1,000 images, now available in Google AI Studio, Gemini API, and consumer products including Search and the Gemini app.
- Gemini Omni Flash is now rolling out to developers via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, enabling high-quality video generation and conversational editing from text, image, and video inputs at $0.10 per second of video output.
- Developers can chain both models together to build end-to-end multimedia pipelines, using Nano Banana 2 Lite for rapid image generation and Gemini Omni Flash to animate those images into videos, with demo apps like Anywhere, Space Lift, and Omni Product Studio showcasing the combined workflow.