Google launches faster image and video models for developers
Google has launched new, faster models for image and video generation, Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash, now available to developers. The models are designed to work in tandem.
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Google has presented a set of new models for image and video generation: Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash. Nano Banana 2 Lite is Google's fastest and most cost-effective image model to date, intended to replace the original Nano Banana for developers. Gemini Omni Flash, a new video model, has now also been made available to developers via official API platforms, six weeks after its introduction to consumers in Google's own applications.
Key facts
”Google built a low-cost, high-throughput pipeline for developers working with media, combining Gemini’s fastest image model yet with a similarly speedy multimodal model that can turn images into video with synchronized sound.”
”Google released Nano Banana 2 Lite (formally Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Image), the company’s fastest and lowest-cost image model, intended as a replacement for the original Nano Banana.”
”The company also made its latest video model, Gemini Omni Flash, available to developers through its API platforms, six weeks after it first reached consumers via Google apps.”
Varför det spelar roll
These new models represent a strategic move by Google to offer developers an efficient and affordable pipeline for media production. By combining a fast image model with a multimodal video model, developers can generate still images and then convert the best ones into video clips with synchronised audio. Users can now manage an entire media production workflow within the same conversational interface, including via Google's AI Studio developer tool.
Vem påverkas
Primarily affected are developers working with media generation and AI applications. Companies building on Google's AI platforms gain access to more efficient tools for creating and processing visual material. Consumers may benefit indirectly from improved AI features in Google services, such as Google Photos and Search AI Mode.
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Nano Banana 2 Lite takes text and image input to generate image output with up to 1k resolution. Gemini Omni Flash handles text, image, and video input to produce video clips of up to 10 seconds in 720p with synchronised audio.
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