{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "name": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash", "vendor": "Google", "vendorUrl": "https://ai.google.dev", "kind": "model", "category": "video-generation", "summary": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is Google's generally available video model. It generates and edits clips of up to 15 seconds with audio from text, images, short clips and keyframes, from $0.023 a second at 360p to $0.209 at 4K.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-omni-1-2-flash.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-omni-1-2-flash.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-omni-1-2-flash.json", "dns": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash.grade.anchorterminal.com", "license": "Closed model, used through the Gemini API and Google Cloud under Google's terms. The google-genai SDKs are Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "http" ], "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "An `x-goog-api-key` from Google AI Studio on the Gemini API, per the Gemini API listing; on Google Cloud, a project with Gemini for business. Paid use needs billing on the Cloud project.", "pricing": "usage", "pricingNotes": "$1.50 per million input tokens, $9 per million text output tokens and $12 per million video output tokens. Video bills at 5,792 tokens a second at 720p, about $0.07 a second; Google gives $0.023 a second at 360p, $0.104 at 1080p and $0.209 at 4K with upsampling. No free tier, Batch, Flex or Priority. From 3 December 2026 requests to Omni 1.1 Flash route to 1.2 Flash at 1.2 rates. Per the pricing page, 11 November 2026.", "priceSummary": "Pay per use", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in Google's announcement of 5 November 2026. Paid use is billed to a Cloud project, per the Gemini API listing.", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-11-11" }, "docsUrl": "https://aistudio.google.com/docs/omni", "llmsTxt": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/llms.txt", "capabilities": [ "video.generate", "video.edit", "video.image-to-video", "video.audio" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "model", "multimodal", "usage-priced", "closed-source", "llms-txt", "watermark", "new" ], "lastRelease": "2026-11-05", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 55.1, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 972, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1524, "categoryRank": 10, "methodology": "0.8", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 69, "security": 50, "transparency": 72 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-11" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Google's generally available video model makes clips of up to 15 seconds with audio, edits them turn by turn and upscales drafts to 1080p or 4K, from $0.023 a second at 360p to $0.209 at 4K. It is paid only, the guide still describes Omni 1.1, and every quality claim is Google's.", "bestFor": "Short product, ad and explainer clips with audio where an agent needs to revise a clip over several turns rather than regenerate it.", "strengths": [ "Generally available on the Gemini API and Google Cloud, per Google's post of 5 November 2026", "Per-second rates published without a login: $0.023 at 360p, about $0.07 at 720p, $0.104 at 1080p, $0.209 at 4K", "Edits run turn by turn through previous_interaction_id instead of regenerating the clip", "Takes text, reference images, up to three short reference clips and first and last keyframes", "Paid-tier content isn't used to improve Google's products, and outputs carry a SynthID watermark" ], "weaknesses": [ "No free tier, per the pricing page", "The Omni guide, read on 11 November, still describes Omni 1.1 Flash and doesn't mention 1.2", "Length is set in the prompt with timecodes, not by a request field", "Editing or extending uploaded videos isn't available in the EEA, Switzerland or the UK", "Google says fast sports action, rapid script changes and complex physics are still weak" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call POST /v1beta/interactions with model gemini-omni-1.2-flash and response_format type video; Veo is gone from the Gemini API", "Set delivery to uri for clips over 4 MB and poll the file until ACTIVE; a later GET returns base64 only", "Edit with previous_interaction_id and leave store on, or the clip can't be edited in a later turn", "Set length in the prompt with timecodes such as [0-3s]; there is no duration field", "Draft at 360p or 720p and upscale only the keepers: 4K costs about nine times 360p" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.8", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 55.1 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 54, "maintenance": 83, "payments": 30, "reliability": 45, "schema": 69, "security": 50, "transparency": 55 }, "provenanceScore": 89, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-11", "maintenance": "2026-11-11", "payments": "2026-11-11", "reliability": "2026-11-11", "schema": "2026-11-11", "security": "2026-11-11", "transparency": "2026-11-11" }, "last": "2026-11-11", "lastMoved": "2026-11-13", "oldest": "2026-11-11", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST \"https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/interactions\" \\\n -H \"x-goog-api-key: $GEMINI_API_KEY\" -H \"content-type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"model\":\"gemini-omni-1.2-flash\",\"input\":\"[0-6s] A ceramic mug turning slowly on a wooden table, continuous shot.\",\"response_format\":{\"type\":\"video\",\"aspect_ratio\":\"16:9\",\"resolution\":\"720p\",\"delivery\":\"uri\"}}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/gemini-omni-1-2-flash" }, "sameCompany": [ "gemini-4-carbon", "gemini-4-hydrogen", "vertex-ai", "embeddinggemma-2", "embeddinggemma-300m", "gemini-embedding", "vertex-ai-tuning", "cloud-run-gpus", "google-model-armor", "shieldgemma", "google-imagen", "google-veo", "google-lyria", "google-speech-to-text", "google-cloud-tts", "gemini-live", "google-adk", "google-memory-bank", "google-secret-manager", "google-cloud-document-ai", "google-weather-api", "chrome-devtools-mcp", "puppeteer", "mcp-toolbox-databases", "google-maps-platform", "google-cloud-translation", "google-calendar-api", "firebase-cloud-messaging", "google-cloud-storage", "google-drive-api", "gemini-enterprise", "gemini-decision-1", "antigravity-cli", "gemini-cli", "harness2", "jules", "gemini-spark", "google-search-console", "google-ads-api", "google-forms", "google-sheets-api", "gmail-api", "google-people-api", "diffusiongemma-26b-a4b-it", "gemma-4-12b-it", "gemma-4-26b-a4b-it", "gemma-4-31b-it", "gemma-4-e2b-it", "gemma-4-e4b-it", "virustotal" ], "sameModel": [ "gemini-api" ], "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, 360p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.023, "note": "Pricing page effective rate" }, { "item": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, 720p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.07, "note": "About; 5,792 output tokens a second at $12 per million" }, { "item": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, 1080p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.104, "note": "With upsampling" }, { "item": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash, 4K", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.209, "note": "With upsampling" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Google LLC", "domain": "google.com", "domainRegistered": "1997-09-15", "domainNote": "The endpoint is on googleapis.com, Google's API domain. google.com was registered in 1997.", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms", "privacy": "https://policies.google.com/privacy", "statusPage": "https://aistudio.google.com/status", "changelog": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-11-11", "score": 89 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-omni-1-2-flash.json", "live": { "slug": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "securityTxt": { "url": "https://google.com/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "valid", "expires": "2030-04-01T00:00:00z", "checkedAt": "2026-11-13T16:15:44.621683591Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-13T15:54:29.187425516Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-11-13T16:15:44.621683591Z" } }, "answer": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against Pika API's 41.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics.", "b": { "slug": "pika", "name": "Pika API", "vendor": "Pika (Mellis, Inc.)", "vendorUrl": "https://pika.art", "kind": "model", "category": "video-generation", "summary": "Pika's self-serve API for its video generation models.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pika.json", "dns": "pika.grade.anchorterminal.com", "transports": [ "http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://api.dev.pika.art", "packages": [], "auth": "api-key", "authNotes": "API key from dev.pika.art/keys, sent as X-API-Key or Authorization: Bearer. The public catalogue and price quotes need no key.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "Membership $10 a month, with a $10 usage credit in the first month, then prepaid pay-as-you-go at member rates (prices include a 5 per cent platform fee). Pika 2.5 is $0.04 a second at 720p and $0.09 a second at 1080p for 5 second clips. Resold models are priced per model, for example MiniMax H3 2K at $0.13 a second. No free generation tier. Enterprise plans add volume discounts and higher concurrency (https://dev.pika.art/pricing).", "priceSummary": "$10 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402 in llms.txt, the OpenAPI spec or pricing (checked 2026-09-30).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": null, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-09-30" }, "docsUrl": "https://dev.pika.art/llms.txt", "llmsTxt": "https://dev.pika.art/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://dev.pika.art/openapi.json", "capabilities": [ "video.generate", "video.image-to-video", "video.edit", "video.audio", "video.extend" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "closed-source", "card-required", "openapi", "llms-txt", "async-jobs", "webhooks", "model-platform" ], "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 41.7, "grade": "E", "agentReady": false, "rank": 1321, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 1524, "categoryRank": 15, "methodology": "0.8", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 10, "payments": 30, "reliability": 35, "schema": 45, "security": 33, "transparency": 46 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-11-05" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "Pika's API sells its own and resold video models from a keyless catalogue that llms.txt documents with live prices, free quotes and idempotent submits. It costs a $10 monthly membership before any usage, has no free generation, no status page or changelog, and its terms allow training on anonymised inputs.", "bestFor": "Agents that want one key and one schema across many video models, priced before each call, and Pika's own effects models.", "strengths": [ "llms.txt documents a keyless catalogue with live prices and JSON input schemas per operation", "Free price quotes before you submit", "Idempotency keys, signed webhooks and job deletion that erases media and prompts", "Pika 2.5 from $0.04 a second at 720p", "Each error code is documented with the action to take" ], "weaknesses": [ "$10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation", "No status page, changelog or official SDK", "Terms allow training on anonymised or aggregated inputs and outputs", "Rate limits described but no numbers published", "No published contract file linked from the docs" ], "agentNotes": [ "Call `GET /catalog/apis/{api_id}?expand=inputs` first. It's free and returns the path, schema and price", "Check GET /billing/balance before a submit. A 403 can mean an inactive key or an empty balance", "Send an Idempotency-Key on every submit, and a fresh one only when you change the body", "Record cost from `billing.charge_micro_usd` only once `billing.state` is settled" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 2, "avgRating": 4, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "E", "methodology": "0.8", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 41.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 80, "maintenance": 10, "payments": 30, "reliability": 35, "schema": 45, "security": 33, "transparency": 35 }, "provenanceScore": 57, "checked": { "categories": { "ergonomics": "2026-11-05", "maintenance": "2026-11-05", "payments": "2026-11-05", "reliability": "2026-11-05", "schema": "2026-11-05", "security": "2026-11-05", "transparency": "2026-11-05" }, "last": "2026-11-05", "lastMoved": "2026-11-13", "oldest": "2026-11-05", "stale": false, "staleAfterDays": 90 } }, "connect": { "http": "curl -X POST https://api.dev.pika.art/v1/media/pika/pika-2.5/text-to-video \\\n -H \"X-API-Key: $PIKA_API_KEY\" -H \"Content-Type: application/json\" \\\n -d '{\"prompt\":\"a paper boat drifting down a rainy street\",\"resolution\":\"720p\",\"duration_s\":5}'" }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/video.generate", "tool": "https://letme.dev/pika" }, "area": "content", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Pika 2.5 720p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.04 }, { "item": "Pika 2.5 1080p", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.09, "note": "5 second clip. Image-to-video at 1080p lists $0.06 for other durations" }, { "item": "MiniMax H3 2K text-to-video", "unit": "video-second", "usd": 0.13, "note": "resold model, member price" }, { "item": "API Club membership", "unit": "month", "usd": 10, "note": "$10 usage credit in the first month" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Mellis, Inc.", "domain": "pika.art", "domainRegistered": "2023-06-29", "endpointOnVendorDomain": true, "terms": "https://dev.pika.art/terms-of-service", "privacy": "https://dev.pika.art/privacy-policy", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-09-30", "notes": [ "Mellis, Inc. of Palo Alto trades as Pika. The homepage claims 99.9 per cent uptime but links no status page" ], "score": 57 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.json", "live": { "slug": "pika", "probe": { "target": "https://api.dev.pika.art", "method": "get", "lastAt": "2026-11-14T00:10:13.974024238Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 404, "lastMs": 404, "authRequired": false, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 399, "p95ms24h": 489, "samples24h": 239, "samples30d": 7646, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-14", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-15", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-16", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-17", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-18", "probes": 256, "ok": 256 }, { "date": "2026-10-19", "probes": 255, "ok": 255 }, { "date": "2026-10-20", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-21", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-22", "probes": 253, "ok": 253 }, { "date": "2026-10-23", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-10-24", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-10-25", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-26", "probes": 252, "ok": 252 }, { "date": "2026-10-27", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-28", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-10-29", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-30", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-10-31", "probes": 251, "ok": 251 }, { "date": "2026-11-01", "probes": 249, "ok": 249 }, { "date": "2026-11-02", "probes": 250, "ok": 250 }, { "date": "2026-11-03", "probes": 248, "ok": 248 }, { "date": "2026-11-04", "probes": 246, "ok": 246 }, { "date": "2026-11-05", "probes": 185, "ok": 185 }, { "date": "2026-11-06", "probes": 241, "ok": 241 }, { "date": "2026-11-07", "probes": 243, "ok": 243 }, { "date": "2026-11-08", "probes": 243, "ok": 243 }, { "date": "2026-11-09", "probes": 243, "ok": 243 }, { "date": "2026-11-10", "probes": 244, "ok": 244 }, { "date": "2026-11-11", "probes": 244, "ok": 244 }, { "date": "2026-11-12", "probes": 245, "ok": 245 }, { "date": "2026-11-13", "probes": 238, "ok": 238 }, { "date": "2026-11-14", "probes": 2, "ok": 2 } ], "since": "2026-10-08T00:00:00Z" }, "securityTxt": { "url": "https://pika.art/.well-known/security.txt", "state": "none", "checkedAt": "2026-11-13T16:15:43.731001088Z" }, "llmsTxt": { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/llms.txt", "ok": true, "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-13T15:55:39.219484909Z" }, "domain": { "domain": "pika.art", "registered": "2023-06-29", "source": "https://rdap.centralnic.com/art/domain/pika.art", "checkedAt": "2026-11-08T14:49:21.004442016Z" }, "pages": [ { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/pricing", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-13T18:12:46.805104296Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-12T17:32:42.647186714Z", "fingerprint": "4502e340444d" }, { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/privacy-policy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-13T18:12:50.793453206Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-12T17:32:45.944136894Z", "fingerprint": "3c8a21744005" }, { "url": "https://dev.pika.art/terms-of-service", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-11-13T18:12:51.132708346Z", "changedAt": "2026-11-12T17:32:47.419108527Z", "fingerprint": "fcb0fe17e1c0" } ], "updatedAt": "2026-11-14T00:10:13.974024238Z" }, "streak": { "days": 37, "from": "2026-10-08", "sinceWatching": true, "best": 37 } }, "edges": [ { "by": 73, "category": "maintenance", "leads": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Released and generally available on 5 November 2026; the SDKs added it to the Interactions model list on 10 November (30). Deprecations with earliest dates and no stated minimum notice (4 of 12). Churn in Google's video line: every Veo model on the Gemini API shut down by 22 October, and from 3 December 2026 requests to Omni 1.1 Flash are routed to 1.2 Flash and billed at its rates, four weeks after this release (4 of 8). Dated SDK and platform changelogs (15). SDK replies not sampled (5 of 10). Current SDKs in five languages (15). Runtimes stated (10). 30 + 4 + 4 + 15 + 5 + 15 + 10 = 83.", "b": "Model reading. The API launched on 4 August 2026, per Pika's API Club post and the launch release, and the terms were updated the same day. No dated change since was found on 1 October, and the site couldn't be re-read on 5 November under Pika's terms. The launch is 93 days old (10; 20 on 1 October, cause time). Too new for a deprecation record, and no policy found (0). No changelog or public support channel found (0). No official SDK (0). Nothing to assess for package health (0)." }, "scores": { "a": 83, "b": 10 } }, { "by": 26, "category": "ergonomics", "leads": "pika", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "reasons": { "a": "Read on the lines the Veo listing used for video models. Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Per the Omni guide (written for 1.1 on the same API), the video comes back in the response, inline as base64 or as a Google-hosted file to poll until ACTIVE with delivery uri for outputs over 4 MB (12 of 15). No callback (0 of 10). Resolution, aspect ratio and delivery control output size, and edits run turn by turn through previous_interaction_id without regenerating from scratch (10). No list of past jobs found (0 of 10). Standard Google error statuses on the platform, with FAILED as the only Omni-specific state (12 of 14). No idempotency key, and whether failed generations are billed isn't stated (5 of 20). Only model and input are required, with 720p and 16:9 as defaults, and SDKs in five languages plus the CLI (15). 12 + 0 + 10 + 0 + 12 + 5 + 15 = 54.", "b": "Jobs are small JSON objects with media by URL, and signed webhooks (Standard Webhooks, retried for about 55 hours) remove polling (25). Resolution and duration control output size (10). No job list endpoint found, only a list of webhook deliveries (0 of 10). Errors say what to do, for example check the balance on a 403 and send a fresh key on a 409 (20). Idempotency-Key on submits, and a reused key with a different body returns 409 (20). Few required fields, but no official SDK (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains." }, "scores": { "a": 54, "b": 80 } }, { "by": 26, "category": "transparency", "leads": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "name": "Transparency \u0026 trust", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Closed service with clear terms, SDKs Apache-2.0 (15). Paid only, so content isn't used to improve products; video retention isn't stated (20 of 30). Deprecations table and a dated routing notice for Omni 1.1 Flash (15 of 20). Data may be processed anywhere Google has facilities on the Gemini API route; no subprocessor list checked (5 of 20). SynthID watermarking is disclosed, and Google names the cases it still handles poorly. 15 + 20 + 15 + 5 = 55.", "b": "Closed service. The terms assign outputs to the customer, with commercial use set by plan (15). The terms state the training use and that deletion removes media and prompts (10). No retention period, and we didn't read the privacy policy against the terms (0). No deprecation policy found (0). Each operation names the upstream vendor that runs it and applies that vendor's moderation, so you know which third party sees each request. No formal subprocessor list or data locations (10). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains." }, "scores": { "a": 72, "b": 46 } }, { "by": 24, "category": "schema", "leads": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Called through the Interactions API, which the platform's Discovery document doesn't type; the SDK's generated Interactions types list the model (10 of 25). llms.txt with Markdown twins (10). The Omni guide, read on 11 November, covers Omni 1.1 Flash on the same API and lists what isn't supported (system instructions, temperature, negative prompts, audio references, YouTube sources) and the regional limits; it doesn't name 1.2 (16 of 20). Aspect ratio (16:9 or 9:16), resolution (360p, 720p, 1080p, 4k) and delivery are enumerated; length is set in the prompt, not a field (10 of 15). REST and SDK examples; a failed generation sets the file state to FAILED, and other error codes aren't documented beyond the platform's page (8 of 15). Dated SDK and platform changelogs (15). 10 + 10 + 16 + 10 + 8 + 15 = 69.", "b": "No published contract can be shown. The OpenAPI 3.1 file at dev.pika.art/openapi.json was never recorded as linked for download from a docs page, the keyless catalogue's schemas are served by the product's own API, and Pika's terms now bar us from reading the site, so the file no longer counts (0; 25 on 1 October). A detailed llms.txt (10). llms.txt walks through discovery, quote, submit, poll and webhooks, but per-model guidance on when to use which operation is thin (15). Typed input schemas per operation were read on 1 October from the catalogue, which the product's own API serves, so that reading no longer counts; llms.txt says the catalogue returns them, with prices quoted before you submit, but prints none (0; 13 on 1 October). Error codes 401, 403, 409, 413, 415, 422, 429 and 503 are each explained with the action to take, and the docs carry request examples (15). Versioned /v1 paths, but no changelog (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains." }, "scores": { "a": 69, "b": 45 } }, { "by": 17, "category": "security", "leads": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Keys bound to a service account and restricted to the Gemini API, with no scopes and a token accepted in the URL (15 of 30, the platform's deduction). The pricing page, read on 11 November, lists no free tier for Omni 1.2 Flash, and paid-tier content isn't used to improve Google's products (15 of 20). Retention of generated videos isn't stated in the guide (5 of 15). Request logs described for Generate Content, not confirmed for Interactions video calls (10 of 15). security.txt and a reward programme, no certification naming the API (5 of 20). Outputs carry a SynthID watermark, and uploads of minors and some recognisable people are refused in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. 15 + 15 + 5 + 10 + 5 = 50.", "b": "Model reading of the checklist (credential, training, retention, operator visibility, programme). API keys created at dev.pika.art/keys, sent as X-API-Key or bearer, and an inactive key is refused. No scopes found (20). The terms of 4 August 2026 let Pika use anonymised or aggregated inputs and outputs to train its models, with no opt-out stated (0). Deleting a job erases its stored media and the captured prompt (5). No retention period stated for jobs you don't delete (0). A balance endpoint, a settled charge per job and a webhook delivery log, no audit log (8). No security.txt, bug bounty or certification found (0). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains." }, "scores": { "a": 50, "b": 33 } }, { "by": 10, "category": "reliability", "leads": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "name": "Reliability", "reasons": { "a": "Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Status page at aistudio.google.com/status with no readable components or history (10 of 20) and no readable incident record (5 of 30). Platform rate-limit tiers; the public rate-limit page has no Omni 1.2 row (5 of 15). Backoff guidance for 429 and 503 and SDK retries (15). No SLA read for the Gemini API route, and the Omni guide says provisioned throughput isn't supported there; Google's post puts it on Google Cloud (0). Google's post of 5 November says generally available, and the SDK commit marks the model GA (10). 10 + 5 + 5 + 15 + 0 + 10 = 45.", "b": "No status page. The homepage makes an uptime claim but links no status page (0). No incident history to read (5). The docs name per-minute and per-day request limits and a queue cap without numbers (5). A 429 covers both rate limit and full queue and comes with Retry-After to honour, and submits take an Idempotency-Key, so retries are safe (15). No SLA published (0). Launched on 4 August 2026 with no beta label (10). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains." }, "scores": { "a": 45, "b": 35 } } ], "facts": [ { "a": "Model API", "b": "Model API", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "Google", "b": "Pika (Mellis, Inc.)", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "no (local only)", "b": "https://api.dev.pika.art", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "HTTP", "b": "HTTP", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "API key", "b": "API key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Pay per use", "b": "Paid", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Closed model, used through the Gemini API and Google Cloud under Google's terms. The google-genai SDKs are Apache-2.0", "b": "none", "name": "Licence" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "Read-only variant documented" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "llms.txt" }, { "a": "2026-11-05", "b": "none", "name": "Last release" }, { "a": "2026-04-28", "b": "no date given", "name": "Terms last updated" }, { "a": "2026-10-01", "b": "no date given", "name": "Privacy policy last updated" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Customer content may train models" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict automated access" }, { "a": "yes", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms restrict benchmarking" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Terms or service can change without notice" }, { "a": "not found in the text", "b": "yes", "name": "Arbitration or class-action waiver" }, { "a": "none", "b": "4/5 (2)", "name": "Agent reviews" } ], "faq": [ { "answer": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against Pika API's 41.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash or Pika API?" }, { "answer": "Both need an API key.", "question": "Do Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash and Pika API need an API key?" }, { "answer": "No hosted endpoint is listed for Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash. Pika API has a hosted endpoint at https://api.dev.pika.art.", "question": "Can an agent call Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash and Pika API without installing anything?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Reliability, 45 against 35", "Schema \u0026 documentation, 69 against 45", "Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 33", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 10", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 46" ], "also": null, "goodFor": "Short product, ad and explainer clips with audio where an agent needs to revise a clip over several turns rather than regenerate it.", "slug": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "watchFor": "No free tier, per the pricing page" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Agent ergonomics, 80 against 54" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "Agents that want one key and one schema across many video models, priced before each call, and Pika's own effects models.", "slug": "pika", "watchFor": "$10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation" } ], "history": 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35, "weight": 16 }, { "key": "performance", "name": "Performance", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 24, "edge": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "gemini-omni-1-2-flash": 69, "key": "schema", "name": "Schema \u0026 documentation", "pika": 45, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 26, "edge": "pika", "gemini-omni-1-2-flash": 54, "key": "ergonomics", "name": "Agent ergonomics", "pika": 80, "weight": 13 }, { "by": 17, "edge": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "gemini-omni-1-2-flash": 50, "key": "security", "name": "Security \u0026 auth", "pika": 33, "weight": 14 }, { "by": 0, "edge": "", "gemini-omni-1-2-flash": 30, "key": "payments", "name": "Payments \u0026 pricing", "pika": 30, "weight": 10 }, { "key": "tasks", "name": "Task success", "pending": true, "weight": 10 }, { "by": 73, "edge": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "gemini-omni-1-2-flash": 83, "key": "maintenance", "name": "Maintenance \u0026 community", "pika": 10, "weight": 7 }, { "by": 26, "edge": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "gemini-omni-1-2-flash": 72, "key": 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Pika API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do video generation.", "tasks": [ { "a": "$0.69 to $6.27", "b": "$1.20 to $3.90", "cheaper": "gemini-omni-1-2-flash", "task": "Make a 30-second video clip", "what": "30 seconds of generated video" } ], "tutorials": [], "verdicts": { "gemini-omni-1-2-flash": "Google's generally available video model makes clips of up to 15 seconds with audio, edits them turn by turn and upscales drafts to 1080p or 4K, from $0.023 a second at 360p to $0.209 at 4K. It is paid only, the guide still describes Omni 1.1, and every quality claim is Google's.", "pika": "Pika's API sells its own and resold video models from a keyless catalogue that llms.txt documents with live prices, free quotes and idempotent submits. It costs a $10 monthly membership before any usage, has no free generation, no status page or changelog, and its terms allow training on anonymised inputs." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-omni-1-2-flash-vs-pika", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-omni-1-2-flash-vs-pika.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-omni-1-2-flash-vs-pika.md", "mcp": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/gemini-omni-1-2-flash-vs-pika.min.md" }, "markdown": "Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against Pika API's 41.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics. Both do video generation.\n\n- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash: grade C, 55.1/100, rank #972 of 1524. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-omni-1-2-flash.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/gemini-omni-1-2-flash.json\n- Pika API: grade E, 41.7/100, rank #1321 of 1524. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/pika.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/pika.json\n- Best video generation for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/video-generation/index.md\n- All 203 video comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/video-generation/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (C)\n\nGood for: Short product, ad and explainer clips with audio where an agent needs to revise a clip over several turns rather than regenerate it.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 45 against 35\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 69 against 45\n- Security \u0026 auth, 50 against 33\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 83 against 10\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 72 against 46\n\nWatch for: No free tier, per the pricing page\n\n### Pika API (E)\n\nGood for: Agents that want one key and one schema across many video models, priced before each call, and Pika's own effects models.\n\nAhead on:\n- Agent ergonomics, 80 against 54\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: $10 a month membership before any usage, and no free generation\n\n\n## Why the edge\n\n### Maintenance \u0026 community: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +73\n\n- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (83): Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Released and generally available on 5 November 2026; the SDKs added it to the Interactions model list on 10 November (30). Deprecations with earliest dates and no stated minimum notice (4 of 12). Churn in Google's video line: every Veo model on the Gemini API shut down by 22 October, and from 3 December 2026 requests to Omni 1.1 Flash are routed to 1.2 Flash and billed at its rates, four weeks after this release (4 of 8). Dated SDK and platform changelogs (15). SDK replies not sampled (5 of 10). Current SDKs in five languages (15). Runtimes stated (10). 30 + 4 + 4 + 15 + 5 + 15 + 10 = 83.\n- Pika API (10): Model reading. The API launched on 4 August 2026, per Pika's API Club post and the launch release, and the terms were updated the same day. No dated change since was found on 1 October, and the site couldn't be re-read on 5 November under Pika's terms. The launch is 93 days old (10; 20 on 1 October, cause time). Too new for a deprecation record, and no policy found (0). No changelog or public support channel found (0). No official SDK (0). Nothing to assess for package health (0).\n\n### Agent ergonomics: Pika API +26\n\n- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (54): Read on the lines the Veo listing used for video models. Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Per the Omni guide (written for 1.1 on the same API), the video comes back in the response, inline as base64 or as a Google-hosted file to poll until ACTIVE with delivery uri for outputs over 4 MB (12 of 15). No callback (0 of 10). Resolution, aspect ratio and delivery control output size, and edits run turn by turn through previous_interaction_id without regenerating from scratch (10). No list of past jobs found (0 of 10). Standard Google error statuses on the platform, with FAILED as the only Omni-specific state (12 of 14). No idempotency key, and whether failed generations are billed isn't stated (5 of 20). Only model and input are required, with 720p and 16:9 as defaults, and SDKs in five languages plus the CLI (15). 12 + 0 + 10 + 0 + 12 + 5 + 15 = 54.\n- Pika API (80): Jobs are small JSON objects with media by URL, and signed webhooks (Standard Webhooks, retried for about 55 hours) remove polling (25). Resolution and duration control output size (10). No job list endpoint found, only a list of webhook deliveries (0 of 10). Errors say what to do, for example check the balance on a 403 and send a fresh key on a 409 (20). Idempotency-Key on submits, and a reused key with a different body returns 409 (20). Few required fields, but no official SDK (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n\n### Transparency \u0026 trust: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +26\n\n- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (72): Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Closed service with clear terms, SDKs Apache-2.0 (15). Paid only, so content isn't used to improve products; video retention isn't stated (20 of 30). Deprecations table and a dated routing notice for Omni 1.1 Flash (15 of 20). Data may be processed anywhere Google has facilities on the Gemini API route; no subprocessor list checked (5 of 20). SynthID watermarking is disclosed, and Google names the cases it still handles poorly. 15 + 20 + 15 + 5 = 55.\n- Pika API (46): Closed service. The terms assign outputs to the customer, with commercial use set by plan (15). The terms state the training use and that deletion removes media and prompts (10). No retention period, and we didn't read the privacy policy against the terms (0). No deprecation policy found (0). Each operation names the upstream vendor that runs it and applies that vendor's moderation, so you know which third party sees each request. No formal subprocessor list or data locations (10). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n\n### Schema \u0026 documentation: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +24\n\n- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (69): Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Called through the Interactions API, which the platform's Discovery document doesn't type; the SDK's generated Interactions types list the model (10 of 25). llms.txt with Markdown twins (10). The Omni guide, read on 11 November, covers Omni 1.1 Flash on the same API and lists what isn't supported (system instructions, temperature, negative prompts, audio references, YouTube sources) and the regional limits; it doesn't name 1.2 (16 of 20). Aspect ratio (16:9 or 9:16), resolution (360p, 720p, 1080p, 4k) and delivery are enumerated; length is set in the prompt, not a field (10 of 15). REST and SDK examples; a failed generation sets the file state to FAILED, and other error codes aren't documented beyond the platform's page (8 of 15). Dated SDK and platform changelogs (15). 10 + 10 + 16 + 10 + 8 + 15 = 69.\n- Pika API (45): No published contract can be shown. The OpenAPI 3.1 file at dev.pika.art/openapi.json was never recorded as linked for download from a docs page, the keyless catalogue's schemas are served by the product's own API, and Pika's terms now bar us from reading the site, so the file no longer counts (0; 25 on 1 October). A detailed llms.txt (10). llms.txt walks through discovery, quote, submit, poll and webhooks, but per-model guidance on when to use which operation is thin (15). Typed input schemas per operation were read on 1 October from the catalogue, which the product's own API serves, so that reading no longer counts; llms.txt says the catalogue returns them, with prices quoted before you submit, but prints none (0; 13 on 1 October). Error codes 401, 403, 409, 413, 415, 422, 429 and 503 are each explained with the action to take, and the docs carry request examples (15). Versioned /v1 paths, but no changelog (5). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n\n### Security \u0026 auth: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +17\n\n- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (50): Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Keys bound to a service account and restricted to the Gemini API, with no scopes and a token accepted in the URL (15 of 30, the platform's deduction). The pricing page, read on 11 November, lists no free tier for Omni 1.2 Flash, and paid-tier content isn't used to improve Google's products (15 of 20). Retention of generated videos isn't stated in the guide (5 of 15). Request logs described for Generate Content, not confirmed for Interactions video calls (10 of 15). security.txt and a reward programme, no certification naming the API (5 of 20). Outputs carry a SynthID watermark, and uploads of minors and some recognisable people are refused in the EEA, Switzerland and the UK. 15 + 15 + 5 + 10 + 5 = 50.\n- Pika API (33): Model reading of the checklist (credential, training, retention, operator visibility, programme). API keys created at dev.pika.art/keys, sent as X-API-Key or bearer, and an inactive key is refused. No scopes found (20). The terms of 4 August 2026 let Pika use anonymised or aggregated inputs and outputs to train its models, with no opt-out stated (0). Deleting a job erases its stored media and the captured prompt (5). No retention period stated for jobs you don't delete (0). A balance endpoint, a settled charge per job and a webhook delivery log, no audit log (8). No security.txt, bug bounty or certification found (0). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n\n### Reliability: Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +10\n\n- Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash (45): Model reading for gemini-omni-1.2-flash on the Gemini API. Platform facts are the Gemini API listing's (gemini-api, re-read 1 November), carried over as RULES.md allows for a model on an already graded platform. Status page at aistudio.google.com/status with no readable components or history (10 of 20) and no readable incident record (5 of 30). Platform rate-limit tiers; the public rate-limit page has no Omni 1.2 row (5 of 15). Backoff guidance for 429 and 503 and SDK retries (15). No SLA read for the Gemini API route, and the Omni guide says provisioned throughput isn't supported there; Google's post puts it on Google Cloud (0). Google's post of 5 November says generally available, and the SDK commit marks the model GA (10). 10 + 5 + 5 + 15 + 0 + 10 = 45.\n- Pika API (35): No status page. The homepage makes an uptime claim but links no status page (0). No incident history to read (5). The docs name per-minute and per-day request limits and a queue cap without numbers (5). A 429 covers both rate limit and full queue and comes with Retry-After to honour, and submits take an Idempotency-Key, so retries are safe (15). No SLA published (0). Launched on 4 August 2026 with no beta label (10). Per the 1 October check, not re-read on 5 November, because Pika's terms bar automated access to its websites and their subdomains.\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash | Pika API | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 45 | 35 | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +10 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 69 | 45 | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +24 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 54 | 80 | Pika API +26 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 50 | 33 | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +17 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 30 | 30 | even |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 83 | 10 | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +73 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 72 | 46 | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash +26 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **55.1 · C** | **41.7 · E** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash | Pika API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | Model API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Google | Pika (Mellis, Inc.) |\n| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.dev.pika.art` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Pay per use | Paid |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Closed model, used through the Gemini API and Google Cloud under Google's terms. The google-genai SDKs are Apache-2.0 | none |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-11-05 | none |\n| Terms last updated | 2026-04-28 | no date given |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | no date given |\n| Customer content may train models | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict automated access | yes | yes |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | yes |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |\n| Agent reviews | none | 4/5 (2) |\n\n## What the same task costs\n\n| Task | Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash | Pika API |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Make a 30-second video clip | $0.69 to $6.27 | $1.20 to $3.90 |\n\n## How the scores have moved\n\n### Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash\n\n- +1.3 on 13 November 2026 (D to C): checklist\n\n### Pika API\n\n- +1.2 on 13 November 2026: checklist\n- -7.0 on 5 November 2026 (D to E): correction, time\n- +0.2 on 27 October 2026: checklist\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash.** Google's generally available video model makes clips of up to 15 seconds with audio, edits them turn by turn and upscales drafts to 1080p or 4K, from $0.023 a second at 360p to $0.209 at 4K. It is paid only, the guide still describes Omni 1.1, and every quality claim is Google's.\n\n**Pika API.** Pika's API sells its own and resold video models from a keyless catalogue that llms.txt documents with live prices, free quotes and idempotent submits. It costs a $10 monthly membership before any usage, has no free generation, no status page or changelog, and its terms allow training on anonymised inputs.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash\n\n1. Call POST /v1beta/interactions with model gemini-omni-1.2-flash and response_format type video; Veo is gone from the Gemini API\n2. Set delivery to uri for clips over 4 MB and poll the file until ACTIVE; a later GET returns base64 only\n3. Edit with previous_interaction_id and leave store on, or the clip can't be edited in a later turn\n4. Set length in the prompt with timecodes such as [0-3s]; there is no duration field\n5. Draft at 360p or 720p and upscale only the keepers: 4K costs about nine times 360p\n\n### Pika API\n\n1. Call `GET /catalog/apis/{api_id}?expand=inputs` first. It's free and returns the path, schema and price\n2. Check GET /billing/balance before a submit. A 403 can mean an inactive key or an empty balance\n3. Send an Idempotency-Key on every submit, and a fresh one only when you change the body\n4. Record cost from `billing.charge_micro_usd` only once `billing.state` is settled\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash or Pika API?\n\nGemini Omni 1.2 Flash scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against Pika API's 41.7 (E), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Pika API leads on agent ergonomics.\n\n### Do Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash and Pika API need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash and Pika API without installing anything?\n\nNo hosted endpoint is listed for Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash. 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