Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash reach the API for cheap image and video
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We’re shipping two major updates to streamline your creative workflow, allowing you to generate high-speed images with one model and then instantly animate them with the other—all at a fraction of the cost 🍌⚡️ 1️⃣ Introducing Nano Banana 2 Lite: Our fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini Image model yet delivers text-to-image outputs in under 4 seconds. Now available via the Gemini API and Google AI Studio, and rolling out soon across @NotebookLM, @FlowbyGoogle, @geminiapp, @stitchbygoogle, Google Search and @GooglePhotos. 2️⃣ Gemini Omni Flash in Public Preview: Our natively multimodal model for cost-efficient video generation and conversational editing. Now available via the Gemini API, @googleaistudio, and Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform so you can integrate the model into your workflow. While exciting on their own, the real magic happens when you build using these models together. Watch how our interior design demo integrates Nano Banana 2 Lite and Omni to instantly reimagine any space. Upload a photo, swipe through tailored design concepts, and see Omni bring the details to life in cinematic motion. Try out the demo app in AI Studio:
Explore ideas, scale visual concepts, and start creating: https://t.co/JbyK5FM3H0
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Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash can form a two-stage creative workflow: generate a still image, then use that image as the reference for a video. Google AI's June 30, 2026 release brought both models to developer interfaces, with Omni Flash in public preview. The accompanying interior-design example describes generating alternative room designs from a photo, selecting one, and animating it. This lets an application carry a chosen visual concept from image exploration into motion. Workflow explanation.
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