Google Makes Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Production-Ready With 4K, 40-Second Extends
On August 27, 2026, Google launched Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash for developers: scene extension to 40 seconds from 10 seconds of prior context, first/last-frame interpolation, 360p drafts, 4K upscale, and three-second video references, in AI Studio, Agent Platform, Flow, and the Gemini app.
TLDR
Google DeepMind on Thursday, August 27, 2026 published “Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash lets you build with more control.” This is the production video SKU of Gemini Omni, not a new Flash language model. New controls: scene extension using up to 10 seconds of prior context (was last 1 second), in 10-second steps to 40 seconds total; first and last frame interpolation; 360p drafts up to 60% faster and one-third the cost of 720p; upscale to 1080p / 4K; up to 3 seconds of video references. Surfaces: Google AI Studio, Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, Google Flow (Plus/Pro/Ultra globally), Gemini app (scene extension). Customers cited: Adobe Firefly, Figma Weave, GMI Cloud, Runway. Model id: gemini-omni-1.1-flash.
What shipped
| Item | blog.google Aug 27 |
|---|---|
| Extend | 10s context → 40s cumulative |
| Keyframes | First + last frame |
| Draft | 360p, ~⅓ of 720p cost |
| Output | 4K upscale |
| Refs | 3s video |
Product-line de-dupe: not I/O Omni Flash (May), not Aug 13 Gemini 3.7 Flash (text/code workhorse), not Jul 29 Lyria 3.5. Video-generation GTM for developers.
Why this story matters
Google is treating Omni as a director’s API—extend, interpolate, upscale—rather than a one-shot clip generator. Watch: whether 40 seconds is enough for ads, and whether Runway / Firefly keep Omni as a backend or just a canvas option.