Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is billed per output token, not per second — but the pricing page footnote gives the conversion: 720p = 5,792 tokens/second. This article converts the official token rates into per-second prices, compares with 1.1, and explains Flow/Vids credits and the free routes.
Pricing page read directly Nov 14, 2026: paid tier only, free tier "Not available". Standard: input $1.50/1M tokens (text/image/video same price); text output $9.00/1M tokens (including thinking tokens); video output $12.00/1M tokens. Input and text-output prices match 1.1; video output fell from 1.1's $17.50 to $12.00 — exactly 31.4%, Google says 30%. No Batch API pricing (Standard only); the Gemini API doesn't support Provisioned Throughput (Google Cloud does).
Converted from official token rates: 360p 1,931 tokens/s, ~$0.023/s, 15s ~$0.35; 720p 5,792 tokens/s, ~$0.07/s, 10s ~$0.70, 15s ~$1.04; 1080p (upscaled) 8,688 tokens/s, ~$0.104/s, 15s ~$1.56; 4K (upscaled) 17,376 tokens/s, ~$0.209/s, 15s ~$3.13. Audio has no separate charge (native audio generated by default); input and text output are billed separately — RanThis measured ~$0.01 of thinking tokens on a 15s 720p job.
The exact token value for 15s 720p is $1.04256 (15 × 5,792 × $12/1M); the rounded $0.07 × 15 gives $1.05 — a different rounding. This page writes $1.04 and states the basis. RanThis measured $1.05 including thinking tokens for one 15s 720p job — that's the measured total bill, not the video-output rate. Don't mix the two numbers when quoting.
1.1's per-second rates (this site's calculation from official token rates; the 360p/720p/1080p figures match laozhang.ai's table): 360p ~$0.034/s, 720p ~$0.101/s, 1080p ~$0.152/s, 4K ~$0.304/s. 10s 720p costs ~$1.01 on 1.1 vs ~$0.70 on 1.2. Note the 1.1 1080p/4K per-second rates are this site's calculation, not Google-published per-second prices. See our migration guide for the full analysis.
Flow credit prices (a separate system from API dollar pricing): 360p 1 credit/s, 720p 3 credits/s (first 10s); seconds 11–15 at 360p 2 credits/s, 720p 6 credits/s; 15s 720p = 60 credits, 15s 360p = 20 credits; extensions 360p 1 credit/s, 720p 3 credits/s; 720p/1080p upscaling free on paid tiers for clips ≤10s, 1 credit/s beyond 10s; 4K upscaling Ultra only, 50 credits for ≤10s, then 5 credits/s. Plans (US): Plus $4.99/mo (200 credits/mo), Pro $19.99/mo or $199.99/yr (1,000 credits/mo), Ultra 5x $99.99/mo (10,000 credits/mo), Ultra 20x $199.99/mo (25,000 credits/mo); each tier also gets 50 daily credits.
No free tier on the API. Two free ways to try it: Google Vids — the official blog says any Google account or Workspace subscriber gets up to 3 free 15-second videos per month (note the limits page gives a 60-seconds-per-month figure, conflicting with 3 × 15s = 45s; this page lists both and flags the conflict); Google Flow — the free tier gives 50 credits a day, with generation/editing capped at 10s without a subscription. Third-party platform prices run slightly above Google's: Segmind ~$0.026/s (360p), $0.075/s (720p), $0.083/s (720p editing).
Reference: Google — Gemini API Pricing (official pricing page) (rewritten and organized by ModelBrief; facts per the official source)