Google Vids gets AI avatars, Gemini Omni: You can now star in your own AI-generated videos

Published 17 July 2026 · tech

Google brings two major updates to its AI-powered video creation platform, Google Vids, expanding the capabilities in the AI video space, where big names like

Google brings two major updates to its AI-powered video creation platform, Google Vids, expanding the capabilities in the AI video space, where big names like OpenAI’s Sora have shut down. Additionally, the company has also introduced Gemini Omini to Google Vids, a new AI-powered video generation and editing tool, along with Personal Avatars, a feature that lets users create a digital version of themselves for videos without ever stepping in front of a camera. Read Full Story The update moves Google Vids beyond its role as a workplace presentation tool and closer to becoming a complete AI video creation platform. The new features are currently available for Google AI Pro, Google AI Ultra subscribers, and eligible Google Workspace business customers.

Create and edit videos using simple prompts At the heart of the update is Gemini Omni, Google's multimodal AI model designed for video creation. Instead of manually editing clips, users can now describe what they want using everyday language and optionally upload reference images such as photos or sketches. Gemini Omni then combines these inputs to generate a video that matches the prompt. Google says the AI can also edit existing videos. Users can ask it to replace backgrounds, improve lighting, add visual effects, or make other changes simply by typing instructions. Unlike many AI tools that require users to restart the process after every edit, Gemini Omni supports step-by-step editing, allowing creators to refine videos without generating them again from scratch.

Google Vids now lets users appear in AI videos The second major addition is Personal Avatars. The feature allows users to create an AI-generated digital avatar that looks and sounds like them by uploading a selfie and a short voice recording. Once the avatar is created, users only need to type a script, and the AI avatar delivers the message without requiring a live recording. Google says the avatars are linked to the account owner's Google Account and can only represent that user's likeness. Access to the feature is currently limited to users aged 18 or older in supported regions. To improve transparency around AI-generated content, every video created using these tools will include an invisible SynthID digital watermark, allowing AI-generated videos to be identified.

The latest update strengthens Google's push into AI-powered content creation, placing Google Vids in more direct competition with platforms such as HeyGen, Synthesia, Captions, and D-ID by combining AI video generation, editing, and digital avatars within the Google Workspace ecosystem. Ends