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Google announced Veo 3.1 Lite, a cost-reduced video generation model priced at less than 50% of Veo 3.1 Fast's cost. The model supports text-to-video and image-to-video generation at 720p or 1080p resolution with customizable durations of 4s, 6s, or 8s, rolling out today on the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.

Google has released Lyria 3 Clip Preview, a music generation model available through the Gemini API as of March 30, 2026. The model generates 30-second audio clips from text prompts or images at $0.04 per clip, with a 1,048,576 token context window.

Google has released Lyria 3 Pro Preview, a music generation model capable of producing full-length songs with verses, choruses, bridges, vocals, and timed lyrics from text prompts or images. The model features a 1,048,576 token context window and charges $0.08 per generated song through the Gemini API.

Google Deepmind has expanded the Gemini API to enable multi-tool chaining, allowing developers to combine built-in tools like Google Search and Google Maps with custom functions in a single request. Results from one tool now automatically pass to the next through context circulation, eliminating the need for separate sequential handling.