Google Cloud Release notes and new features

Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash

Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash is now generally available, offering omni-modal processing for text, image, and video. New features include standalone video upscaling, extended generation durations, and reference-guided video editing.

• Interactions API long decodes for Gemini 4 ArgonGA
• Gemini Omni 1.2 FlashGA

BigQuery query text heatmap adds hierarchical context reference navigation

BigQuery query text heatmap now allows users to view and navigate through a hierarchical list of context references, such as nested function calls or view references, for stage steps in general availability.

• BigQuery query text heatmap adds hierarchical context reference navigationGA
• BigQuery query text heatmap supports persistent and temporary UDFsGA
• Conversational analytics in BigQuery is now available in the asia-northeast1 (Tokyo) locationGA
• The BigQuery Metadata curation console page has been removedDeprecation

Gemini Enterprise: Prepaid credits for Pay-as-you-go subscriptions and usage above quota

Prepaid credits are now generally available for self-serve Cloud Billing accounts, allowing users to pay for Gemini Enterprise usage without an invoiced billing account.