API update

Google DeepMind has launched agentic video understanding across Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5 Flash-Lite, letting models dynamically scan video segments instead of processing at a fixed frame rate. The company claims the feature cuts token consumption by up to 88%, reduces costs by up to 66%, and improves accuracy by up to 7%.

OpenAI is previewing a transparent background feature for GPT-Image-2 through its API, letting developers generate PNGs with no background baked in at generation time. The company claims this produces cleaner results than traditional background removal, particularly on difficult edges like glass or thin fibers.