Gemini Omni leaves the paywall as Google Vids opens 1080p video generation to free accounts
- Google opened free 1080p Gemini Omni video generation in Google Vids to any Google or Workspace account.
- Omni had been a paid feature for AI Plus, Pro and Ultra subscribers since its May launch.
- Every Omni 1.1 clip in Vids carries an invisible SynthID watermark embedded in its frames.
On September 23, Google removed the paywall on Gemini Omni video generation in Google Vids. Anyone with a Google or Google Workspace account can now create 1080p clips at no cost with the Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash model.
Omni had been reserved for subscribers to Google’s AI Plus, Pro, and Ultra tiers since its launch in May. Non-paying users could reach it only via YouTube Shorts and YouTube Create.
Three new controls stretch scenes and pin clip lengths
More output on a personal account necessitates a Google AI subscription, while Workspace Business and Enterprise customers have larger pools that administrators manage centrally.
The tool can be found at vids.new, where desktop users can click “Create AI videos” to begin.
“We integrated our newest AI models into Google Vids so anyone with a Google Account can create videos for free,” wrote Justin Luk, a product manager on the Google Vids team.
Omni 1.1 Flash builds video from text prompts, images, audio or existing clips. Free release adds three controls.
A scene can be prolonged without the characters, lighting or setting changing mid-way. Creators can lock a clip to a specified length that will work with a script or narration.
And older AI footage is upscaled to 1080p, not regenerated.
A hands-on test got 720p clips in under 30 seconds
Google’s blog advertises full 1080p. But a real-world test yielded only 720p clips, horizontal and vertical, and one short clip took less than 30 seconds.
Google plans to incorporate Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite text-to-speech, which will read typed scripts aloud in over 100 languages.
In Vids, each Omni 1.1 clip has SynthID, a Google DeepMind watermark embedded in the video frames. Invisible to viewers, readable by software.
The SynthID Detector from Google detects the mark, so anyone who uploads a clip there can verify it was AI-made.
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FAQs
What do you need to use free AI video generation in Google Vids?
A Google or Google Workspace account and a desktop browser, starting at vids.new.
Does the free tool really produce 1080p video?
Not always. A hands-on test produced only 720p clips, though Google advertises 1080p generation and upscaling.
How can viewers tell a Google Vids clip was made by AI?
Every Omni 1.1 clip in Vids carries an invisible SynthID watermark that Google's SynthID Detector can read.
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Randa Moses
Randa Moses is an editor and reporter at Cryptopolitan covering tech, AI, robotics, crypto, scams, and hacks. She has worked in the crypto space since 2017. She held roles at Forward Protocol, AmaZix, and Cryptosomniac. Randa holds a degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the University of Bradford.
