Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Is a Director’s API — Extend, Interpolate, Upscale
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. Production video SKU of Gemini Omni — not a new Flash language model. Customers cited: Adobe Firefly, Figma Weave, Runway.
Correction / update, October 14, 2026: Specified that the 60% speed claim measures system throughput for 360p versus 720p, as Google’s footnote states.
Google is treating Omni as a director’s API — extend, interpolate, upscale — rather than a one-shot clip generator. Whether 40 seconds is enough for ads is the buyer question.
Google DeepMind 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 by system throughput 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 |
Limits#
- 40-second cumulative extend may still be short for long-form ads.
- Whether Runway / Firefly keep Omni as a backend or just a canvas option is not decided by this launch.
- Lab control claims; no independent video-quality index cited here.