News2026/08/26

Gemini Omni Flash 1.1: What We Know About Google's Next Update

Leaked pricing assets and a Pre-GA listing point to Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 on a new omni-1p2 checkpoint. What's confirmed, what's rumor, and what to expect — tracked live.

Gemini Omni Flash 1.1: What We Know About Google's Next Update

Quick Answer

Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 has not been announced by Google — but the evidence that it's imminent is stacking up. On August 25, 2026, the benchmark-watcher account @LuminaBench reported that Google internally lists Omni Flash 1.1 as a Pre-GA model running on a newer "omni-1p2" checkpoint, and separately spotted that the pricing-table images served on Google's own Omni Flash page download with the filename gemini-omni-flash-1.1-table_price2x.max-1100x1100.png — a 1.1 pricing table apparently already sitting in Google's CMS. As of August 26, 2026, none of Google's public documentation mentions 1.1: the Gemini API model page still shows only gemini-omni-flash-preview (last updated June 30, 2026), and Google Cloud's docs still label Omni Flash as Preview. This page is a live tracker — we'll update it the moment Google confirms anything.

Key Takeaways

  • Not announced yet. Everything about Omni Flash 1.1 is pre-release evidence, not a Google statement. Treat every detail below as unconfirmed until it lands in official docs.
  • Two independent leak signals, both surfaced August 25, 2026: a Pre-GA model listing naming "Omni Flash 1.1" on an "omni-1p2" checkpoint, and a gemini-omni-flash-1.1 pricing-table image already deployed on Google's site.
  • A Pre-GA label is meaningful. Omni Flash 1.0 has been stuck in public preview since June 30, 2026. "Pre-GA" is the stage Google typically moves a model through right before general availability — 1.1 may be the version that finally graduates.
  • A new pricing table implies pricing news. Google doesn't produce a fresh price-table asset for a release that changes nothing. Whether that means a price cut, new tiers, or new resolutions is unknown.
  • The current API is unaffected today. gemini-omni-flash-preview at $0.10/second still works exactly as documented in our API tutorial.

The evidence so far

Here is every 1.1 signal we're aware of, with dates and sources — and nothing else. If a claim isn't listed here, we haven't seen evidence for it.

1. The Pre-GA listing (August 25, 2026). @LuminaBench reported that Google "already lists Omni Flash 1.1 as a Pre GA model" and that it runs on a newer "omni-1p2" checkpoint, adding that a release "could drop today." Pre-GA is Google Cloud's standard launch-stage vocabulary — it covers Preview and the stages just before general availability. A named 1.1 entry at that stage suggests the release is staged, not hypothetical.

2. The leaked pricing-table filename (August 25, 2026). The same account noticed that the pricing-table image on Google's current Omni Flash 1.0 page downloads as gemini-omni-flash-1.1-table_price2x.max-1100x1100.png. The most plausible reading: a 1.1 pricing table has already been uploaded to Google's CMS, and the live 1.0 page is (accidentally or lazily) referencing the newer asset. Google has leaked launches through CMS filenames before — it's a well-worn tell.

3. What Google's public surfaces say (checked August 26, 2026). Nothing. The Gemini API docs list one model ID, gemini-omni-flash-preview, last updated June 30, 2026. Google Cloud's Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform docs label Omni Flash as Preview with no version number. No Google blog post, changelog entry, or model card mentions 1.1.

That's the honest state of play: two credible leak signals, zero official confirmation.

What "omni-1p2" probably means

The checkpoint name is the most technically interesting detail. Google's internal checkpoint naming ("1p2" reads as 1.2, i.e. omni v1.2 weights) implies the Omni foundation model has iterated at least twice since the "omni" checkpoint that shipped as Omni Flash 1.0 in May. A product version of 1.1 riding a model checkpoint of 1.2 is normal — product versions and weight versions rarely move in lockstep.

What a checkpoint bump historically brings to a video model, based on how Veo 3 → 3.1 and Seedance 1 → 2.0 played out: better temporal consistency, better prompt adherence, and — the thing Omni Flash 1.0 is most criticized for — a push on raw visual quality, where Seedance 2.0 and Kling 3.0 currently lead. Whether 1.1 also lifts the preview's hard limits (720p ceiling, 10-second cap, 3-second video-reference cap) is pure speculation until the docs change.

What to watch for at the announcement

When Google confirms 1.1, these are the five questions that matter, in order:

  1. Does it go GA? The Pre-GA listing hints yes. GA would mean stable quotas, a deprecation policy, and a model string without -preview — the green light for production integrations that the current preview explicitly isn't.
  2. Does the price move? The leaked table asset suggests the pricing page changes. Omni Flash launched at $0.10/second; a cut would be aggressive against Veo 3.1 Fast at the same rate.
  3. Does 720p become 1080p? Resolution is the preview's biggest gap versus Veo 3.1. If 1.1 ships 1080p, the "Veo for resolution, Omni for workflow" split collapses.
  4. Does the 10-second cap lift? Google said longer generation was planned from day one.
  5. Does avatar mode finally ship? It's been held back for safety review since May. A version bump is a natural vehicle for it.

What this means if you're building on Omni Flash today

Nothing changes yet — and that's the point of tracking this properly. gemini-omni-flash-preview keeps working, at the same price, with the same limits. But 1.1 is exactly the kind of event the -preview suffix warns you about: when it lands, expect a new model string, possible parameter changes, and a migration window. If your Omni Flash calls are isolated behind your own interface — the advice from our API status post — a version bump is an afternoon's work instead of an incident.

If you'd rather not manage preview churn at all, an independent platform like Omni Flash absorbs model-version migrations for you — prompt, generate, and refine in the browser while the backend tracks whatever Google ships next.

FAQ

Is Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 released?

No. As of August 26, 2026, Google has not announced Omni Flash 1.1, and no public documentation mentions it. What exists is pre-release evidence: a reported Pre-GA model listing naming 1.1 on an "omni-1p2" checkpoint, and a gemini-omni-flash-1.1 pricing-table image already live on Google's site. This page will be updated when Google confirms anything.

When is the Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 release date?

Unknown. The leak reporter suggested a release "could drop" as soon as August 25, 2026, but that window has passed without an announcement. The Pre-GA listing and the deployed pricing asset suggest the release is staged and near-term rather than months out — but Google's "coming weeks" for the 1.0 API famously took six weeks, so treat any date as speculation.

What's new in Omni Flash 1.1 vs 1.0?

Officially, nothing is known. The one technical detail from the leak is a newer "omni-1p2" checkpoint, which implies updated model weights. The likely candidates for improvement — based on 1.0's known gaps rather than any leak — are raw visual quality, the 720p resolution ceiling, the 10-second clip cap, and possibly GA status for the API. We'll publish a full 1.1 vs 1.0 comparison when the model is out.

Will Gemini Omni Flash 1.1 change the price?

Possibly. The strongest hint is the leaked gemini-omni-flash-1.1 pricing-table image — Google produced a new price-table asset for the release, which usually means the numbers or tiers change. Omni Flash 1.0 costs $0.10 per second of output video. Until Google publishes the 1.1 table, that price stands.

Will the current gemini-omni-flash-preview model keep working?

Yes, for now — the preview model is live and unchanged. But its -preview suffix means Google can replace or retire it when 1.1 ships, likely with a migration window to a new model string. If you're integrating today, wrap the model call behind your own interface so the version bump is a config change, not a rewrite. See the API tutorial for the current integration details.

Is Omni Flash 1.1 the same as Gemini Omni?

Gemini Omni is Google's multimodal model family; Omni Flash is its first shipped video-generation model, and 1.1 would be that model's first version bump. Background on the family is in What Is Gemini Omni Flash?.

Is this site affiliated with Google?

No. Omni Flash is an independent platform built for the Gemini Omni era. It is not affiliated with Google. Gemini, Gemini Omni, Omni Flash, Veo, Seedance, Kling, and related names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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