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Google Adds Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash Controls to Free Google Vids Creation

September 23, 2026 at 15:08 EDT

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Google has integrated Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash and a new set of creative controls into Google Vids, widening access to AI video creation for anyone with a Google account. The move brings Google’s newer video-generation and editing model into a consumer-friendly editor at vids.new, positioning Vids as a lower-friction entry point for people who want to make clips without professional editing skills.

September 2026 · Google

Google Vids gets Omni 1.1 controls

Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash moves into Google Vids, expanding prompt-based video creation and editing for people using a Google account.

free Vids generations per month for personal accounts

40s

maximum cumulative extension length

60%

faster 360p draft generation claim

upscaled output for final clips

Extension context jumps from 1s to 10s

1sprevious reference

10sOmni 1.1 context

More prior context is meant to reduce drift when a scene continues.

The new workflow

Prompt

Start from text, image or video.

Draft

Test ideas at 360p.

Edit

Refine by conversation.

Finish

Export up to 4K.

What creators gain

Short clips, avatars, prompt edits and higher-resolution finishing become easier to combine inside one editor.

What still limits it

Quotas, regional extension limits and append-only continuation still shape real production use.

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