Ad
Skip to content
Subscribe Now
AI in practice
Copy the url to clipboard Share this article Go to comment section

Google's Gemini models add native video understanding

Matthias Bastian
Matthias Bastian View the LinkedIn Profile of Matthias Bastian
Mar 16, 2025

Google has integrated native video understanding into its Gemini models, enabling users to analyze YouTube content through Google AI Studio. Simply enter a YouTube video link into your prompt. The system then transcribes the audio and analyzes the video frames at one-second intervals. You can, for example, reference specific timestamps and extract summaries, translations, or visual descriptions. Currently in preview, the feature permits processing up to 8 hours of video per day, with limitations of one public video per request. Gemini Pro processes videos up to two hours in length, while Gemini Flash handles videos up to one hour. The update follows the implementation of native image generation in Gemini.

Video: via Logan Kilpatrick

AI News Without the Hype – Curated by Humans

Subscribe to THE DECODER for ad-free reading, a weekly AI newsletter, our exclusive "AI Radar" frontier report six times a year, full archive access, and access to our comment section.

Read on for the full picture.
Subscribe for hype-free coverage.

  • Access to all THE DECODER articles.
  • Read without distractions – no Google ads.
  • Access to comments and community discussions.
  • Weekly AI newsletter.
  • 6 times a year: “AI Radar” – deep dives on key AI topics.
  • Up to 25 % off on KI Pro online events.
  • Access to our full ten-year archive.
  • Get the latest AI news from The Decoder.
Subscribe to The Decoder