Google Launches AI Image and Video Tools: 4-Second Images, Conversational Video Editing

Google launched two new generative media tools on Tuesday aimed at developers: Nano Banana 2 Lite for rapid image creation and Gemini Omni Flash for conversational video editing. The image model delivers text-to-image output in four seconds at $0.034 per image, while Omni Flash generates and edits video at $0.10 per second of output. Both are available in Google AI Studio and the Gemini API starting June 30, 2026. Google is positioning the pair as a unified image-to-video pipeline, where developers can send generated images from Nano Banana 2 Lite directly into Omni Flash to animate them and refine results with plain-language commands through up to three sequential edits in a single session. The company said this workflow is designed to reduce iterative delays that previously limited interactive development. Google’s lineup also includes model identifier gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image for Nano Banana 2 Lite.