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ROBOTICS — The ER 1.6 preview that shut down on August 31 does have a successor. Gemini Robotics ER 2 is in public preview, in both standard and streaming variantsVIDEO — ER 2 judges success and failure from live video rather than still snapshots, which is what lets it catch spills, slips, and misalignments while a task is still runningDEADLINE — Next up is September 30, when gemini-omni-flash-preview is retired. The target is gemini-omni-1.1-flash, GA since August 27, and there are now under four weeks leftAPIKEY — Every remaining standard API key, restricted ones included, stops working during September. The replacement is an auth key bound to a Google Cloud service accountPRICE — Gemini 3.7 Flash keeps its introductory $0.75/$3.75 per 1M through December 31, then moves to $1.50/$7.50 on January 1, 2027. Any estimate crossing the year needs both figuresAUDIO — Gemini 3.5 Transcribe handles language detection across 85+ languages, speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, and custom vocabulary biasing of up to 1,000 termsROBOTICS — The ER 1.6 preview that shut down on August 31 does have a successor. Gemini Robotics ER 2 is in public preview, in both standard and streaming variantsVIDEO — ER 2 judges success and failure from live video rather than still snapshots, which is what lets it catch spills, slips, and misalignments while a task is still runningDEADLINE — Next up is September 30, when gemini-omni-flash-preview is retired. The target is gemini-omni-1.1-flash, GA since August 27, and there are now under four weeks leftAPIKEY — Every remaining standard API key, restricted ones included, stops working during September. The replacement is an auth key bound to a Google Cloud service accountPRICE — Gemini 3.7 Flash keeps its introductory $0.75/$3.75 per 1M through December 31, then moves to $1.50/$7.50 on January 1, 2027. Any estimate crossing the year needs both figuresAUDIO — Gemini 3.5 Transcribe handles language detection across 85+ languages, speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, and custom vocabulary biasing of up to 1,000 terms
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Gemini API/2026-08-29Intermediate

Should Omni Flash Hand You the 4K, or Should You Upscale at the Last Step?

In Gemini Omni Flash, 1080p and 4K are upscaled outputs. Here is how to pick the upscale point by working backwards from your delivery target, plus a script that checks whether the detail matches the nominal resolution.

Gemini API/2026-07-23Advanced

When to Hand Conversation State to the Server: previous_interaction_id vs. Pruning History Yourself

With the Interactions API, passing previous_interaction_id lets the server hold conversation state so you stop resending history. But a large tool output that lands mid-conversation can't be pruned afterward, and every later turn drags its weight. Here is a branching design that mixes server-side state with client-side pruning, plus a thin, working Python wrapper.

Gemini API/2026-06-30Advanced

Folding Scattered Call Sites Into One Front Door: Migrating to the Interactions API for Automation

With the Interactions API now generally available, Gemini's calls can settle behind a single entry point. Here is a migration design for folding scattered call sites — generateContent, Batch, and homegrown agent loops — into one front door without breaking anything, complete with a working adapter layer.

Gemini API/2026-06-12Intermediate

Gemini Interactions API: Fixing What Broke When the Legacy outputs Schema Was Removed on June 6

Google removed the Gemini Interactions API legacy outputs schema on June 6, 2026. A symptom-based walkthrough of migrating to steps and the new response_format.

Gemini API/2026-03-30Intermediate

Gemini Deep Research Agent API Guide: From Automated Research to Report Generation

Master Gemini Deep Research Agent: Automate multi-step research, competitive analysis, and report generation using the Interactions API.