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Genie 4
Genie 4 is Google's latest video-generation model in our dataset (limited access), released Oct 27, 2026. Google DeepMind's world model for real-time interactive simulation with native audio, announced Oct 27, 2026 and rolling out to a limited group of trusted testers first. Verified against vendor sources on Oct 28, 2026.
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- ReleasedOct 27, 2026
Modalities not verified
Key facts
Vendor-reported facts are read from the linked vendor page on the date shown above; we did not run the model. Independently tested means we ran it; no fact on this page is. Editorial is our own classification, not a vendor claim. Where a linked page does not itself state a value, the row says so. How to read provenance.
| Fact | Value | Label | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Editorial | n/a | |
| Released | Oct 27, 2026 Announcement date. Access starts with a limited group of trusted testers; Google AI Ultra (Project Genie) and Gemini API early access are listed as coming soon, with no dates. | Vendor-reported | source |
| Status | limited access | Editorial | n/a |
Where Genie 4 sits in our data
- Released Oct 27, 2026 (week 44 of 2026), in October 2026. Other models in our data released that month: Gemini 4 Carbon, GPT-6.1 Terra, Kimi K3.1 Pro, Kimi K3.1 Pro Highspeed.
- The previous Google model we track is Gemini 4 Argon (Oct 13, 2026), 14 days earlier.
- Google tools we cover: Gemini Notebook, Google ADK, Gemini CLI.
- All releases by date: AI model releases by month · new AI models this week.
How Genie 4 differs from Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash
Read from the recorded facts of the two models, not from a head-to-head test. We have not run either.
- We have no recorded price for Genie 4; Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash has one.
- Status is limited access, against generally available.
- Genie 4 came out 61 days after Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash.
- Facts for the other model: Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash.
What the sources say
These are claims from the linked pages, not our measurements.
- Google describes Genie 4 as a world model for real-time interactive simulation that you steer with natural language (camera moves, weather, new characters) and that generates native audio on the fly. Vendor description; we have no access and did not run it.
What we tested
Nothing yet. We have not run Genie 4 ourselves, so every fact on this page is Reported from the sources below. When we do test it, the scope will be stated here and in our test logs. See methodology.
Not verified, left out
We could not confirm these on a vendor page, so we do not state them.
- API model ID, context window, output limits, modalities, licence and price: not stated in the announcement; Google lists Gemini API and AI Studio access for early access partners as coming soon.
- Resolution, frame rate, session length and benchmark results: the announcement gives none, so we report none.
- Dates for the Project Genie (Google AI Ultra) and Gemini API rollouts: not stated.
Sources
Compare and guides
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More from Google
- Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash (Aug 27, 2026)
- Gemini 4 Carbon (Oct 28, 2026)
- Gemini 4 Argon (Oct 13, 2026)
- Nano Banana 2.1 (Oct 6, 2026)
- Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS (Sep 22, 2026)
Latest news briefs on Genie 4
- Google DeepMind announces Genie 4, a real-time world model with native audio, for trusted testers first (Reported; first seen 2026-10-27 16:18 UTC)