Native multimodal output
A single prompt produces matching text, keyframes and video, with consistent characters, style and lighting carrying across formats.
Live now · Replacing Veo in the Gemini app Gemini Omni
Gemini Omni
Speak it. See it. Share it.
Announced on the Google I/O 2026 main stage, Gemini Omni unifies Gemini's world understanding with native multimodal generation — text, image, video and synced audio in a single architecture. It now replaces Veo 3.1 inside the Gemini app and ships with image-to-video, video-to-video editing and a personal AI avatar.
Unified model Synced audio In-chat editing
Omni
Text
Image
Video
Audio
Quick stats
5–10s Clip length
1080p Max output
16:9 · 9:16 · 1:1 Aspect ratios
I/O 2026 Expected reveal
Official demos
See what Gemini Omni actually outputs
Every clip below is embedded straight from Google's official Gemini Omni product page: text-to-video, image-to-video, style transfer, chat editing, video-to-video and the AI avatar — the full capability surface.
All demo videos are © Google, used here for informational aggregation; streamed directly from storage.googleapis.com/gweb-gemini-cdn.
Speak it. See it. Share it.
Gemini Omni's main hero reel: create, remix and edit videos through conversation.
Text → video
Step into the story
A single text prompt produces a multi-shot clip with cohesive environment and camera language.
Image → video
Bring photos to life
Upload reference images and Omni drives the motion, filling in the timeline automatically.
Style · template
Keep the soul of the shot
Swap backgrounds, change the wardrobe or transfer styles — your subject keeps its details.
Video → video
Remix an existing clip
Re-cast an existing piece of footage in a new style — lighting, lens or even material rewritten by prompt.
Chat editing
Easy editing
Re-cast characters, adjust lighting, stabilise shots — all by chatting, no regeneration needed.
AI avatar
Be the star of your own show
Set up an AI avatar once, then star in every future video without re-uploading photos.
Capabilities
The whole pipeline collapses into one model
Unlike specialised video models such as Veo, Sora 2, Seedance 2.0 or Kling, Gemini Omni keeps language reasoning, image generation, video generation and audio synthesis under one architecture.
One unified Gemini stack
No more chaining of specialised models. Text, image, video and audio share the same weights and the same long context.
Synced native audio
Ambient sound, score and dialogue are aligned with the picture in the same forward pass — footsteps land on the beat, lips match speech on first export.
Direct in-chat editing
Swap an object, change the lighting, adjust a camera move in natural language — no full regeneration, echoing the Nano Banana editing playbook.
Remix and steer
Upload an existing clip and redirect it with prompts. Reference images, videos and audio can be combined in a single instruction.
Templates & styles
Built-in templates for product ads, Reels, music videos and cinematic shorts lower the floor for first-time users while keeping camera language consistent.
Specs
What can be pieced together before the keynote
Numbers below are aggregated from Reddit/X leaks and reporting by TestingCatalog, Programming Insider and OfficeChai.
| Dimension | Known signal |
|---|---|
| Model family | Google Gemini — successor branding for the Veo line |
| Model ID | bard_eac_video_generation_omni / v3smm-lora-prod |
| Clip length | 5 / 8 / 10 seconds per generation, chainable in-app |
| Resolution | 480p / 720p / 1080p |
| Aspect ratios | 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 |
| Audio | Natively synthesized, synced in a single pass |
| Inputs | Text / image / video / audio references |
| Access | Live inside the Gemini app for 18+ Google AI Plus / Pro / Ultra subscribers |
| Quota signal | Reports say two Omni generations burn ~86% of an AI Pro daily quota |
Architecture
Three product lines collapse into one Omni
Google's generative stack used to be split across Veo for video, Nano Banana / Imagen for image and Gemini for text. Omni rolls those into a single architecture.
Before
Veo 3.1
Video + native audio
Nano Banana / Imagen
Image generation & editing
Gemini 2.5 / 3.x
Reasoning · long context
Now · Omni
Gemini Omni
Text · image · video · audio, one model, one prompt
Text Image Video Audio
Use cases
From a single brief to publishable content
A unified model with long context and synced audio means teams can write one coherent brief and walk away with a finished cut.
01
Product ads
Hero shots, packaging reveals and lifestyle cuts shipped with ambient audio already locked.
02
Reels & Shorts
Vertical 9:16 clips with on-mic dialogue and beat-synced motion, built for scroll-stopping social.
03
Music videos
Reference a track and Omni cuts visuals to the beat, keeping a consistent character across shots.
04
Cinematic shorts
Chain multiple 10-second omni-clips into multi-shot sequences with continuous lighting and audio bed.
05
Landing-page hero loops
Loopable 16:9 atmospheric clips for SaaS, fashion and DTC sites — branded and silent-friendly.
06
Explainers & tutorials
Turn a script into a narrated sequence with lip-synced dialogue and matching ambient sound.
Compare
Where Omni sits in the 2026 video stack
Aggregated from Artificial Analysis, Looksy AI, Oimi AI and the official keynotes — for orientation, not benchmark scores.
| Model | Maker | Architecture | Native audio | Clip length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini Omni
Omni
| Unified omni (video + image + audio) | Synced in one pass | 5 / 8 / 10s | |
| Veo 3.1 | Specialised video model | Yes | ~8s | |
| Seedance 2.0 | ByteDance | Specialised multi-modal video | Yes | up to 15s / shot |
| Sora 2 | OpenAI | Specialised video model | Yes | ~20s |
| Kling V3.0 | Kuaishou | Specialised video model | Limited | ~10s |
Free access
Is Gemini Omni free? How to use it for free in 2026
Gemini Omni Flash is free on Google Flow's free tier, YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app. The standalone Gemini app needs Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra. Open the official surfaces below.
labs.google Free
Google Flow · Free tier + plans
Google's AI filmmaking studio. The free tier includes Gemini Omni Flash with usage limits; upgrade to Plus / Pro / Ultra for higher limits and pro tools.
Open youtube.com Free
YouTube Shorts · Free Gemini Omni
Generate Gemini Omni Flash clips inside Shorts at no cost. The cheapest official way to try Omni for free.
Open youtube.com Free
YouTube Create App · Free mobile editor
Mobile-first editor with Gemini Omni Flash built in. No AI subscription required.
Open gemini.google.com Paid plan
Gemini app · Plus / Pro / Ultra
Use Omni inside the official Gemini app. Requires a Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra plan.
OpenHow to generate Gemini Omni videos for free
Fastest free path: sign in to YouTube Shorts or the YouTube Create app, pick a template and prompt with the same multi-shot hooks the Gemini app uses.
- Draft for free in YouTube Shorts to lock camera language and pacing.
- Move to a Google AI Plus or Pro plan only when you need brand-grade output.
- Use in-chat editing instead of re-running to stretch every paid credit further.
Free quotas and prices change by region and account. Always confirm on the official surfaces linked above.
Timeline
From the first leak to launch — and what ships next
Ordered by public report date. Updated for the May 19, 2026 launch with what is live now and what is still on the way.
- 2026 · 05 · 02
First "Powered by Omni" string
X user @Thomas16937378 spotted "Start with an idea or try a template. Powered by Omni." inside the Gemini video tab.
- 2026 · 05 · 11
Full preview card inside Gemini mobile
TestingCatalog and Chetaslua surfaced the "Meet our new video model" card, the full model ID and the 10-second clip cap.
- 2026 · 05 · 12 – 18
Demos circulate in the wild
A "professor solving trig on a chalkboard" clip showcased text coherence and physical fidelity, sparking heavy comparison with Veo 3.1.
- 2026 · 05 · 19
Official launch at Google I/O 2026
Gemini Omni Flash goes live globally inside the Gemini app, Google Flow, YouTube Shorts Remix and YouTube Create — 10‑second clips, paid surfaces from $7.99/mo AI Plus and free on YouTube.
- 2026 · 05 · 19 onward
Avatars, character consistency and conversational editing
Launch ships with a personal AI Avatar, persistent character identity across scenes, physics‑aware rendering and chat‑style multi‑turn editing — every clip carries an imperceptible SynthID watermark.
- Mid-2026 · API still pending
Developer & enterprise API via Gemini API and Vertex AI
As of mid-June 2026 the developer API is still not live. Google maintains it is "coming in the coming weeks" via the Gemini API and Vertex AI, with no official pricing yet — watch the Gemini API changelog for the drop.
- On the roadmap
Gemini Omni Pro + image & audio outputs
Google has announced a more capable Gemini Omni Pro with no release date ("when it sees a step change above Flash"), plus image and audio output modalities beyond the current video-first launch — the full "any input → any output" promise.
FAQ
The questions people ask most about Gemini Omni
What exactly is Gemini Omni?
It's Google's upcoming unified multimodal model that natively generates text, image, video and synced audio inside one architecture — effectively merging Veo, Imagen and Gemini.
Is Gemini Omni free?
Partly. Gemini Omni Flash is free on Google Flow's free tier, YouTube Shorts and the YouTube Create app. Using Omni inside the standalone Gemini app requires a paid Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra plan.
How much does Gemini Omni cost?
Google AI Plus starts around US$7.99 per month, AI Pro is the most common creator tier, and AI Ultra is roughly US$100 per month. Two Omni Flash generations consume about 86% of the AI Pro daily quota, so budget retries carefully. The developer API will arrive with its own pricing.
When will it ship?
It already shipped. Google announced Gemini Omni on the Google I/O 2026 main stage on May 19, 2026, simultaneously publishing the official product page and demo videos.
How does it relate to Veo 3.1?
Gemini Omni is the successor to Veo inside the Gemini app — Google explicitly says Omni "will replace Veo in the Gemini app". The video stack is now folded into the same architecture as Gemini text and image.
Does it really generate sound?
Yes. Ambient sound, score and dialogue are produced in the same pass as the video — that's the whole reason for the 'omni' name.
What is the current clip-length limit?
The official product page states up to 10-second clips, with native audio, up to 5 photo references and multi-turn editing.
How will pricing work?
Gemini Omni requires a Google AI Plus, Pro or Ultra plan and you must be 18+. Some features (avatars, video-to-video editing) may be restricted in certain countries.
What is the Gemini Omni AI avatar?
An optional digital version of you that lets Gemini generate videos which look and sound like you, with no need to re-upload photos each time — and only you can use your own avatar.
Sources
Primary reports and public links
Everything on this page is aggregated from the public sources below. Cross-reading is recommended.
blog.google Read source
Google Blog · Introducing Gemini Omni
The official announcement post detailing the Omni Flash launch, capabilities, surfaces and rollout plan.
blog.google Read source
Google Blog · 100 things from Google I/O 2026
Full I/O 2026 recap covering Gemini Omni, the new $100 AI Ultra tier and surrounding launches.
gemini.google Read source
Google · Official Gemini Omni page
The official launch page with demo videos, capability tour, supported plans and rollout details.
datacamp.com Read source
DataCamp · Google I/O 2026 deep dive
Independent analyst overview of how Omni collapses the Veo + Imagen stack into a single model and what is shipping now vs. next.
programminginsider.com Read source
TestingCatalog · Programming Insider report
Leak details, UI strings and early demo analysis.
officechai.com Read source
OfficeChai · Gemini Omni Spotted
Full model ID, in-app prompts and community reactions.
looksyai.in Read source
Looksy AI · Gemini Omni product page
Tidy summary of specs, use cases and comparisons.
storage.googleapis.com Read source
Gemini 2.5 technical report
Family-level multimodality, long context and the agentic direction.