Gemini's agentic video understanding cuts tokens by 88% and costs by 66%
patloeber · x · 2026-09-07
Google shipped agentic video understanding in Gemini last week. Instead of ingesting every frame, the model dynamically navigates the timeline, cutting token usage by up to 88% and costs by up to 66%. It also supports YouTube links and can be tested in Google AI Studio (toggle it on in settings).
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