Genie 4: Google's AI World Model
Genie 4 turns a text prompt into a world you can walk around and change as you go, with sound. It's limited to trusted testers for now. While you wait, make a Genie-style world video here with Seedance 2.5.
- Trusted testers
- Waitlist open
- From 14 credits
- 4–30 s
The clips shown here are official Google DeepMind demos. The button makes a Seedance 2.5 video — not Genie 4, and not a world you can steer. Independent site, not affiliated with Google. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
First-person dragon flight over a castle
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How do you explore?
Opens the generator with Seedance 2.5 selected: 4 s · 480p · 14 credits. You can edit everything there before you generate.
Independent site, not affiliated with Google. Example clips are made with Seedance 2.5. Updated Oct 28, 2026.
The model
What Is Genie 4?
Genie 4 is Google DeepMind's new world model, announced on October 27, 2026. Instead of rendering a fixed clip, it generates an environment in real time that responds as you move through it.
- Type a prompt and get a world you can explore, using standard keyboard controls to move and turn the camera.
- Change it while it runs: ask for new weather, a camera move, or a new person or object, and the scene adapts.
- Google highlights enhanced photorealism and fluid movement, plus native audio: ambient sound and dialogue are generated along with the world.
- It builds on Gemini: Gemini Omni grounds how things look and behave, and other Gemini models help keep a simulation coherent.
- Everything it generates, video and audio, carries Google's SynthID watermark.
News reports put a session at about two minutes, but Google hasn't published a session length. Google says Genie 4 stays coherent over short sessions, and that details can drift as a simulation runs longer.
Read Google DeepMind's announcementThe demos
What Google Showed in the Genie 4 Demos
Google's film shows people moving through generated worlds with a keyboard and changing them with text, with sound throughout.
The YouTube player loads only when you press play.
- A saxophonist on a floating platform in a misty lake.
- A first-person dragon ride, seen over the rider's hands and reins.
- A landscape made entirely of stained glass.
- A hot-air balloon drifting over glaciers and icebergs.
- Physics close-ups, such as a watermelon on a stone plinth and a maple seed falling into the grass.
- Apptronik's Apollo robot playing checkers, with Gemini breaking the task into steps.
Video: Google DeepMind on YouTube. Descriptions summarize Google's announcement.
Access
Genie 4 Release Date and How to Get Access
Here's where Genie 4 stands and what Google has said about who gets it next.
Now
Genie 4 is a research preview for trusted testers. There's no public release yet.
Waitlist
Google's announcement links a waitlist for Genie 4 in Project Genie. You apply with Google, not with us.
Next
Google says Genie 4 is coming soon to Google AI Ultra subscribers in Project Genie and to early access partners in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. It hasn't given a date.
Project Genie today
Project Genie launched on January 29, 2026 for Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US aged 18 and over, running Genie 3. Since May 2026, Google lists it as part of Google AI Ultra, its $200 plan, available globally.
Last checked: Oct 28, 2026. We'll update this section when access opens. Read Google's announcement
Try it
Make a Genie-Style World Video Now
Our AI world video generator turns a world description into a 4–30 second clip with sound, using Seedance 2.5. It's a rendered video, not a world you can steer.
- 01
Describe a world
Write a place, or pick one of the world cards below.
- 02
Pick how to explore
Walk in first person, fly through like a drone, or follow a character. Add something that happens midway if you like.
- 03
Generate
You see the credit price before you start. If a clip fails, the credits come back automatically.
Misty lake concert
First-person walk across a floating wooden platform on a misty lake at dawn. A musician in a brown suit plays an improvised saxophone tune; reeds sway and ripples spread across the water. One continuous shot. Natural sound of water and saxophone.
5 s · 16:9 · 480p · 18 credits
City of robots and horses
Drone fly-through of a neo-gothic brutalist city where robots and horses share the streets. Midway through, a dragon glides between the towers and lands on a stone bridge. Wind, hooves on stone, distant mechanical hum.
10 s · 21:9 · 480p · 35 credits
Rainy night drive
Driver's-seat view cruising through a rain-soaked city at night. Neon reflections blur on the wet windshield, the wipers sweep, a cyclist crosses at a green light. Rain on glass and a soft engine hum.
5 s · 16:9 · 480p · 18 credits
Falling maple seeds
A low camera follows maple seeds spinning down from a tall tree in autumn sunlight, drifting past the trunk and settling on a forest path. Gentle wind and rustling leaves.
5 s · 16:9 · 480p · 18 credits
Busy country station
Third-person follow shot of a traveler with a red backpack weaving through a crowded countryside train station as a train pulls in. Announcements, footsteps and hissing brakes.
10 s · 16:9 · 480p · 35 credits
Dragon over a volcano
Riding on a dragon's back, flying low through a volcanic valley at sunset. Wings beat, hot wind rushes past, a distant volcano rumbles and glows.
5 s · 21:9 · 480p · 18 credits
Walk into a photo
Upload a landscape, a painting or an old photo, and the camera moves into it as the scene comes alive.
Photos with people need a quick real-person check first.
Compare
Genie 4 vs Genie 3 vs Other World Models
Genie 4 and the other world models generate worlds you can move through. Our generator makes a finished video clip instead.
| Genie 4 | Genie 3 (Project Genie) | Runway GWM Worlds 2 | World Labs Marble | sseedance world clips | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| What you get | A real-time world you can explore | A real-time world you can explore | A real-time world you can explore | A 3D world you can walk through and edit | A rendered video clip (4–30 s) |
| Steer it while it runs | Yes, with keyboard and text | Yes | Yes, with text actions | You can move through it | No |
| Sound | Native audio | Not announced | Yes | Not announced | Yes |
| Who can use it | Trusted testers; waitlist open | Google AI Ultra subscribers | Research preview; contact sales | Anyone with a World Labs account | Anyone with an sseedance account |
| Price | Not announced | Included in Google AI Ultra | Contact sales | Plans from $20/month | From 14 credits per clip |
Based on each company's public pages as of Oct 28, 2026.
Pricing
World Clip Pricing
Each world clip is priced by length and resolution. Buy a credit pack once and use it for 365 days. Nothing renews.
Credits per world clip
| Length | 480p | 720p |
|---|---|---|
| 4 s | 14 credits ≈ about $1.08 | 32 credits ≈ about $2.46 |
| 5 s | 18 credits ≈ about $1.38 | 39 credits ≈ about $3.00 |
| 10 s | 35 credits ≈ about $2.69 | 78 credits ≈ about $5.99 |
| 15 s | 52 credits ≈ about $4.00 | 117 credits ≈ about $8.99 |
| 30 s | 104 credits ≈ about $7.99 | 234 credits ≈ about $17.98 |
You see the exact credits in the generator before you generate.
Credit packs
- One-time payment, no subscription
- Failed clips refund credits automatically
- Credits stay valid for 365 days
- Pay with WeChat Pay, Alipay, or card
FAQ
Genie 4 FAQ
Quick answers about Genie 4 and our world clips.
What is Genie 4?
Genie 4 is Google DeepMind's world model, announced on October 27, 2026. From a text prompt it generates an environment you can move through with keyboard controls and change with text as it runs, with native audio.
Is Genie 4 available to the public?
Not yet. Google released it as a research preview for trusted testers.
When is the Genie 4 release date for everyone?
Google hasn't given a date. It says Genie 4 is coming soon to Google AI Ultra subscribers in Project Genie and to early access partners in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio.
How do I join the Genie 4 waitlist?
Google's announcement links a waitlist form for Genie 4 in Project Genie. Use the button in the access section above. You apply with Google, not with us.
How much does Genie 4 cost?
Google hasn't announced a price for Genie 4. Project Genie is part of Google AI Ultra, which Google listed as its $200 plan in May 2026.
Is there a Genie 4 API?
Not publicly. Google says early access partners in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio will be among the first to get it.
What's new in Genie 4 compared with Genie 3?
Google highlights enhanced photorealism, fluid movement, native audio and real-time steering with text, with Gemini models helping keep the world coherent. Google described Genie 3 (August 2025) as running at 720p and 24 fps and staying consistent for a few minutes; it hasn't published those numbers for Genie 4.
Does this page use Genie 4?
No. Our generator uses Seedance 2.5 and makes a finished video clip of 4–30 seconds. It's inspired by Genie-style worlds, but you can't steer it while it plays.
Is there a free way to try something like Genie 4?
New accounts may get 17 free credits, enough for one 4-second 480p world clip (14 credits). Project Genie itself needs a paid Google AI Ultra plan.
Can I start from my own photo?
Yes. Use "Walk into a photo": upload a landscape, a painting or an old photo, and the camera moves into the scene. Photos with people need a quick real-person check first.
Build Your First World Clip
Describe a world, pick how to explore and get a video with sound from 14 credits.
Genie, Genie 4 and Project Genie are names used by Google. sseedance.com is an independent website and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Google or Google DeepMind. The demo film in "What Google Showed" belongs to Google DeepMind and is embedded from YouTube for commentary, with a link to the original. Our world clips are generated with Seedance 2.5, not Genie 4.
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