**Model updates:**

* Released `veo-2.0-generate-001`, a generally available (GA) text- and
image-to-video model, capable of generating detailed and artistically
nuanced videos. To learn more, see the [Veo docs](/docs/video).

* Released `gemini-2.0-flash-live-001`, a public preview version of the [Live
API](/docs/live-api) model with billing enabled.

* **Enhanced Session Management and Reliability**

* **Session Resumption:** Keep sessions alive across temporary network
disruptions. The API now supports server-side session state storage
(for up to 24 hours) and provides handles (session_resumption) to
reconnect and resume where you left off.

* **Longer Sessions via Context Compression:** Enable extended
interactions beyond previous time limits. Configure context window
compression with a sliding window mechanism to automatically manage
context length, preventing abrupt terminations due to context limits.

* **Graceful Disconnect Notification:** Receive a `GoAway` server
message indicating when a connection is about to close, allowing for
graceful handling before termination.


* **More Control over Interaction Dynamics**

* **Configurable Voice Activity Detection (VAD):** Choose sensitivity
levels or disable automatic VAD entirely and use new client events
(`activityStart`, `activityEnd`) for manual turn control.

* **Configurable Interruption Handling:** Decide whether user input should
interrupt the model's response.

* **Configurable Turn Coverage:** Choose whether the API processes all
audio and video input continuously or only captures it when the end-user
is detected speaking.

* **Configurable Media Resolution:** Optimize for quality or token usage
by selecting the resolution for input media.

* **Richer Output and Features**

* **Expanded Voice & Language Options:** Choose from two new voices and
30 new languages for audio output. The output language is now configurable
within `speechConfig`.

* **Text Streaming:** Receive text responses incrementally as they are
generated, enabling faster display to the user.

* **Token Usage Reporting:** Gain insights into usage with detailed token
counts provided in the `usageMetadata` field of server messages, broken
down by modality and prompt or response phases.