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# Gemini Robotics ER 2

Google DeepMind, Gemini Robotics family. Status: preview. Type: robotics model. Released: 2026-07-30.

## How to call it

| Provider | Model id | Endpoint | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini API | `gemini-robotics-er-2-preview` | https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-robotics-er-2-preview:generateContent | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-robotics-er-2-preview |
| Gemini API (Live API, streaming) | `gemini-robotics-er-2-streaming-preview` |  | https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-robotics-er-2-streaming-preview |
| Google AI Studio |  |  | https://aistudio.google.com |
| Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Google Cloud, private preview) |  |  | https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/gemini/gemini-robotics-er |
| Sample code (GitHub) |  |  | https://github.com/google-gemini/robotics-samples |

## Pricing

- Input: $1 per 1M tokens
- Output: $5 per 1M tokens
- Unit as published: per 1M tokens (text/image/video/audio input); introductory rate through 2026-12-31, rising to $2.00 in / $10.00 out from 2027-01-01; Batch API half price
- Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing
- Last checked: 2026-09-29

## Specs

- Input: text, image, video, audio
- Output: text
- Context window: 131,072 tokens
- Max output: 65,536 tokens
- Open weights: no
- Licence: proprietary

## Where it stands

- Newer robotics models in the registry since its release: 6. The 5 newest:
  - Praxis-1 (2026-09-30) https://postcutoff.com/m/praxis-1/
  - Helix 2.5 (2026-09-17) https://postcutoff.com/m/figure-helix-2-5/
  - UnifoLM-WLA-1.0 (2026-09-10) https://postcutoff.com/m/unifolm-wla-1-0/
  - Skild S1 (Skild Brain) (2026-08-25) https://postcutoff.com/m/skild-s1/
  - Generalist GEN-1.5 (2026-08-19) https://postcutoff.com/m/generalist-gen-1-5/
- Before it from Google: Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 / 1.6 (2025-09-25) https://postcutoff.com/m/gemini-robotics-er-1/
- Closed weights; access is hosted only.

## What stands out

- Embodied reasoning "robot brain" in a public API: Spatial reasoning (points, boxes, trajectories), multi-step task planning, tool/function calling and code execution to orchestrate a robot's VLA or controller; publicly callable, unlike the VLA models. Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/robotics-overview
- Continuous video monitoring and task-progress tracking: Watches video feeds to track progress and adapt; Google reports 91.3% moment-finding accuracy (0.96 s mean absolute distance) at ~4x the speed of the previous generation and 57.4% progress classification. Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/gemini-robotics-er-2/
- Low-latency streaming via Live API: Separate gemini-robotics-er-2-streaming-preview id supports bidirectional audio/video streaming with function calling and thinking (no caching, code execution or structured output). Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/robotics-streaming
- Multi-robot collaboration: Coordinates heterogeneous robots (e.g. wheeled rovers and humanoids, Boston Dynamics Spot demo) to communicate and hand off tasks. Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/gemini-robotics-er-2/

## Notes

Vision-language model for robotics (outputs text/JSON, not motor commands). 131,072 input / 65,536 output tokens. Standard id supports caching, code execution, computer use, file search, function calling, Search and Maps grounding, structured outputs and thinking. Replaces gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview (shut down 2026-08-31). No GA id yet. Knowledge cutoff not stated.

The hosted, publicly callable half of the Gemini Robotics 2 stack: a high-level planner that points at objects, plans multi-step tasks and calls a robot's own VLA/skills as tools.

Sources: [model page](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-robotics-er-2-preview), [pricing](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing), [Google blog](https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/models-and-research/google-deepmind/gemini-robotics-er-2/), [model card](https://deepmind.google/models/model-cards/gemini-robotics-er-2/).

Model page: https://postcutoff.com/m/gemini-robotics-er-2/