World model
Genie 4
Genie 4 is a world model from Google DeepMind, announced on 27 October 2026 as a research preview. It generates interactive, real-time simulations that users steer with keyboard controls and text prompts, and it is the first Genie model to generate native audio, including ambient sound and dialogue. It builds on capabilities from the Gemini model family.
Last reviewed 28 Oct 2026 · by Google DeepMind
Facts at a glance
| Developer | Google DeepMind |
|---|---|
| Announced | 27 October 2026 (research preview) source |
| Status | Research preview for trusted testers; waitlist open in Project Genie |
| Output | Real-time interactive video with native audio and dialogue |
| Planning model | Gemini 3.8 Flash acts as a guiding agent in the loop source |
| Watermarking | SynthID on all generated video and audio |
| Predecessor | Genie 3 (August 2025) source |
What Genie 4 is used for
Google DeepMind says Genie 4 can serve as a draft mode for film pre-visualization, turn archival photographs into explorable scenes, prototype game ideas before engine code is written, and generate simulation scenarios for robots and agents. Users can change weather, camera or characters with text while the world runs. DeepMind lists object permanence over long sessions, complex physics, legible text and spatial accuracy as open limitations.
Questions people ask
- Can the public use Genie 4?
- Not yet. Google DeepMind released it as a research preview to trusted testers and says it is coming to Google AI Ultra subscribers in Project Genie and to early access partners in the Gemini API and Google AI Studio. A waitlist is open.
- Does Genie 4 generate sound?
- Yes. Google DeepMind says Genie 4 is its first real-time world model to generate audio natively, including ambient sound and interactive dialogue.