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Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash: Fast and cost-effective with longer clips
This is a real competitive move. 30% price cuts matter in the inference market, and video generation at 15 seconds pushes Gemini closer to Claude's multimedia ambitions. For builders on Google's stack, this is worth a quick API swap to benchmark latency and quality. For Claude users, this signals the cost war is accelerating and you should lock in volume commitments now if pricing matters to your unit economics.