Google launches Gemini Omni Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite
TL;DR
- Provisioned throughput for Nano Banana 2 Lite is available day one; Omni Flash provisioned throughput is rolling out shortly, per the Google Cloud post.
- C2PA content credentials and SynthID watermarks are enabled by default on both models, not opt-in, addressing enterprise audit requirements at launch.
- Nano Banana personalized image generation shifted from paid-subscriber-only to free for eligible US users on the same day the developer API launched.
Google rolled out two new Gemini models today, and the more interesting story is the prices on the sticker, not the demo reel. According to Google's announcement, Gemini Omni Flash is priced at $0.10 per second of video output and currently offers 10-second video generations, while Nano Banana 2 Lite delivers text-to-image outputs in 4 seconds at $0.034 per 1K image.
What makes that pairing worth a second look is the per-unit transparency. Published per-second video pricing and fractional-cent image pricing lets a planner cost out an agent or batch workflow without guessing. The other angle is the conversational framing on Omni Flash, which Google describes as letting you refine and edit videos using natural language rather than a timeline UI. That, more than the 10-second clip length, is the part Google is leaning into.
Both models are live in Google AI Studio, the Gemini API, and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. Nano Banana 2 Lite is additionally rolling out today across Google consumer surfaces including AI Mode in Search, the Gemini app, NotebookLM, Google Photos, Stitch, Google Flow, and Google Ads. The post is co-authored by Alisa Fortin and Anish Nangia, both Product Managers at Google DeepMind, who frame Nano Banana 2 Lite as their fastest, most cost-efficient Gemini Image model.
The honest caveat is that Omni Flash ships with real gaps that Google itself calls out. Audio references and scene extension are not yet supported, and video references up to 3 seconds are accepted by the API schema but not correctly processed by the model at this time. What the reporting does not give you is rate-limit guidance, token-level pricing for the editing prompts, or quality benchmarks against the prior Nano Banana model or rival systems. Those matter once you are sizing a real workload.
The thing to watch is whether the per-second video number holds once the missing pieces land. If it does, small teams and agencies suddenly have a short-form video model with predictable math behind it, and for most practitioners that is a more useful shift than another benchmark win.
What others are reporting
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Google Cloud Blog Read →
First-party post confirming C2PA credentials and SynthID watermarks are on by default, provisioned throughput is live for Nano Banana 2 Lite, and GitHub Prompting Agent Skills ship with Omni Flash.
Speed is no longer a limitation. When generation is faster than imagination, creators can stay inside the idea instead of waiting on the tool.
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TechCrunch Read →
Consumer-access angle: Nano Banana personalized generation moved from paid tiers to free for all eligible US users, drawing automatically from Gmail, Photos, YouTube, and Search.
Create images that reflect their unique interests...based on Gemini's understanding of your likes and preferences
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SiliconANGLE Read →
Enterprise adoption framing: names WPP, Invideo, Artlist, Figma, and Manus AI as production users and positions both models within Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform for autonomous workflows.
Users charged just 10 cents per second of video output and Nano Banana 2 Lite can output high-quality, professional-grade imagery in as little as four seconds
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Originally reported by blog.google
Read the original article →Original headline: Google Ships Gemini Omni Flash and Nano Banana 2 Lite — $0.10/sec Conversational Video Editing and $0.034 per 1K Images in 4 Seconds