Google's updated Omni video model — extend a scene to 40 seconds, set the first and last frame, draft cheaply in 360p, and upscale to 4K.
Last verified · 2026-08-27 · by Moe Ameen
Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash is an update to Google's Gemini Omni Flash — the fast, cost-efficient tier of the Gemini Omni video family — announced on August 27, 2026. Where the first release was a 10-second shot generator you refined by chatting, 1.1 is aimed at developers who want more control over the finished video: longer scenes, exact start and end frames, cheaper drafts, and higher-resolution output.
The headline additions are about length and control. Scene extension now stretches a clip in 10-second increments up to a cumulative 40 seconds, and it analyzes up to ten seconds of the existing footage — rather than just the last second — so the extension stays visually consistent. You can set the first and last frame of a generation to steer transitions and camera moves. A new 360p draft mode renders previews up to 60% faster at about a third of the cost of 720p, so you can test a concept across several versions before committing. Output can be upscaled to 1080p or 4K — both are upscaled rather than generated natively, with 720p remaining the default — and you can pass up to three seconds of video as a reference when crafting a scene.
Pricing is per second of output and scales with resolution: roughly $0.03 at 360p, $0.10 at 720p (unchanged from the prior tier), $0.15 at 1080p, and $0.30 at 4K. Like the rest of the Omni family, outputs carry Google's invisible SynthID watermark. It is reached through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Google's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform, with scene extension also surfacing in Google Flow and the Gemini app.
What has not changed is the shape of the thing: it is a video generation model, not a content workflow. There are no captions, no per-platform reframing, no brand-voice layer, and no scheduler, and it makes video only — no images, carousels, blogs, or newsletters. A 40-second 4K clip is a far better raw asset than a 10-second one, but it is still a raw asset.
The jump from a 10-second cap to a 40-second scene changes what you are handing off. A 40-second 4K clip is close to a full short on its own, which makes the finishing work matter more, not less. Kompozy is where that clip becomes a post. Drop an Omni 1.1 export in and it burns in branded, on-style captions — silent-autoplay feeds eat 40 seconds of uncaptioned video alive — reframes cleanly between vertical and landscape for each destination, and layers hook text or lower-thirds through HyperFrames so the first second reads before anyone taps unmute. Then it schedules and fans the clip across the eight social platforms plus your blog and email from one queue, instead of you exporting and re-uploading into six apps.
There is also a workflow the new draft mode unlocks. Rough your scene in 360p until the beats land, extend it to length, upscale to 4K, and hand only the final to Kompozy — you pay pennies to iterate and Kompozy owns everything after "render." From that one clip it fans out a supporting set: a quote card, native text posts, and a thread in your voice via your Persona Brief, plus the formats Omni does not touch — Persona Shorts and HeyGen avatar video, Clipped Shorts from long-form, carousels, blogs, and newsletters. Omni 1.1 gives you a longer, sharper shot for less; Kompozy turns it into a scheduled, on-brand week of content.
It is an update to Google's Gemini Omni Flash video model, announced on August 27, 2026. It adds 40-second scene extension, first- and last-frame control, a cheap 360p draft mode, 1080p/4K upscaling, and short video references — more creative control over the generated clip.
Up to 40 seconds cumulative. Scene extension stretches a clip in 10-second increments and now analyzes up to ten seconds of the existing footage — not just the last second — so the extension stays visually consistent.
Pricing is per second of output and scales with resolution: roughly $0.03 at 360p, $0.10 at 720p (the default), $0.15 at 1080p, and $0.30 at 4K. The cheap 360p draft mode is meant for testing before a final render.
Longer scenes (up to 40 seconds via extension, versus a 10-second cap), first/last-frame control, a 360p draft mode that is faster and about a third of the 720p cost, 1080p/4K upscaling, and up to three seconds of video reference.
Omni 1.1 generates the clip but does not publish it. Bring the export into Kompozy to add branded captions, reframe it per platform, and schedule and publish it across TikTok, Reels, YouTube Shorts, X, LinkedIn, and more — then fan the same clip into a quote card, text posts, and a thread in your voice.