Overview

• Google is rolling out a no-cost version of Vids with templates, stock media and core editing, while today’s new AI features remain paywalled.
• AI avatars move from beta to general availability for paying tiers, offering 12 pre‑made presenters that read user‑provided scripts with different looks and voices.
• Users cannot create an avatar of their own likeness in Vids at this time, according to Google’s product lead.
• An image‑to‑video tool now generates 8‑second clips with native audio from a supplied image using a text prompt.
• Automatic transcript cleanup detects and removes filler words and long pauses; access to these AI features is limited to Workspace Business or Enterprise Starter, Google AI Pro or Ultra, and eligible education customers, with Google previously citing about 1 million monthly active users.