# Introducing Agentic Video Understanding with Gemini By Steven Van · 2026-09-01 Gemini models can now scan video dynamically, jumping between segments instead of processing every frame at a fixed rate, which Google says cuts token use… Gemini can now watch video the way a person skims it: jumping to the relevant segments instead of processing every frame at a fixed rate. The new agentic video understanding feature lets [Gemini]() models decide what to watch, at what speed, and through which modality (frames, audio or transcript), fetching only the moments needed to answer a query. Google says the approach cuts token consumption by up to 88% and analysis costs by up to 66%, while improving accuracy by up to 7%, with the biggest gains on long-form video from 10-minute how-to guides to multi-hour recordings. It enables things like sub-second moment retrieval, needle-in-a-haystack search across hours of footage, anomaly detection at higher frame rates, and accurate counting of repeated actions or objects. The feature is [live now]() on Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite, for both uploaded video and YouTube links, via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. It uses standard token pricing with no extra fee; developers turn it on by setting processing to "agentic" in the API configuration. Google plans to bring it to the Gemini app for Flash and Flash-Lite models, and to YouTube's Ask YouTube feature, in the coming months. [![]()]() ![Google Gemini]() Google Gemini Google's AI assistant — write, plan, brainstorm, generate images, and analyze files with one of the most powerful multimodal models. [View Google Gemini →]() [Original source]() [Read Introducing Agentic Video Understanding with Gemini on Creators Toolbox]() --- Canonical source: https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/google-gemini-introducing-agentic-video-understanding-with-gemini