Enable Gemini's agentic video understanding for ~90% lower token usage
patloeber · x · 2026-10-23
Pat Loeber shares a quick tip: turning on agentic video understanding in Gemini cuts token usage by roughly 90% while improving accuracy. The feature ships off by default; he explains the team wanted to avoid unwanted production behavior for existing customers, especially for short videos under 5 minutes where it may not be needed. The dev guide explains how to enable it.
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