Google's Gemini Omni Flash 1.2 Cuts Video Costs 30% and Climbs Rankings
Gemini Omni Flash 1.2 is generally available on Gemini API and Google Cloud with native 15-second clips. Price drops 30% to $0.07 per second of 720p video, or $6.26 per minute at 1080p. Takes #2 on AA-Video-Editing , #6 on text-to-video, #14 on image-to-video.
Takeaways
- Gemini Omni Flash 1.2 is generally available on Gemini API and Google Cloud with native 15-second clips.
- Price drops 30% to $0.07 per second of 720p video, or $6.26 per minute at 1080p.
- Takes #2 on AA-Video-Editing , #6 on text-to-video, #14 on image-to-video.
- Renders a 10-second 1080p clip in about 76 seconds, 3x faster than Wan 3.0 or Seedance 2.5.
- Best at dialogue scenes, motion graphics, and text rendering; weak at human anatomy and live-action.
- API calls to
gemini-omni-1.1-flashauto-route to 1.2 starting December 3, 2026.
Google has made Gemini Omni Flash 1.2 generally available through the Gemini API and Gemini for business. On the Artificial Analysis leaderboards , the model rose from No. 12 to No. 6 for text-to-video, from No. 17 to No. 14 for image-to-video, and entered video editing at No. 2. The release adds longer clips and stronger editing capabilities while cutting 720p generation prices by 30% from Omni 1.1.
| Capability | Gemini Omni Flash 1.2 |
|---|---|
| Clip duration | 3 to 15 seconds, selectable in one-second increments |
| Audio | Synchronized sound generated with the video |
| Maximum resolution | Up to 4K |
| 720p price | $0.07 per generated second, or $1.05 for a 15-second clip |
| Reference images | Up to six, with improved subject and product consistency |
| Editing | Successive prompts can refine the same clip |
| Task | Omni 1.1 | Omni 1.2 |
|---|---|---|
| Text-to-video | No. 12 | No. 6 |
| Image-to-video | No. 17 | No. 14 |
| Video editing | No prior overall rank cited | No. 2, Elo 1,164 |
| Workload | Assessment |
|---|---|
| Dialogue scenes and presenters | Strong fit based on the No. 1 dialogue and lip-sync result |
| Multi-shot narratives | Strong fit, with a No. 2 ranking for multi-scene storytelling |
| Motion graphics and animated interfaces | Strong fit based on its leading UI, UX, and motion-design scores |
| Product and marketing clips | Strong fit when reference consistency and readable text matter |
| Cinematic live action and athletic movement | Evaluate Wan 3.0, Seedance 2.5, and MiniMax H3 alongside it |
| Physics-heavy scenes and speech editing | Run targeted tests because these categories declined from version 1.1 |
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