This is a selection guide for real API usage in Memories.ai. It focuses on request shape, output controls, and cost tradeoffs instead of benchmark leaderboards.
Quick Picks
Best default
Start with Gemini Video if you want one strong default for reasoning-heavy video analysis and structured extraction.
Lowest-cost batch
Start with Qwen Video if cost is the main constraint and you need large-scale or long-running video jobs.
Tool-first extraction
Start with Nova Video if your pipeline is designed around tool-style extraction via
toolConfig.Image-only task?
If the task does not contain video, use the dedicated Image Model Selection guide instead.
Choose By Workflow
Provider Differences That Matter
Suggested Starting Models
Qwen source pricing is documented per
1K tokens on its provider pages. This guide converts the lowest published tier into 1M token terms for faster cross-provider comparison.How To Evaluate On Your Own Data
Before standardizing on a video model, compare at least these cases:- short clips vs long videos
- narration-heavy videos vs mostly visual videos
- free-form summaries vs strict field extraction
- low-volume interactive requests vs batch processing
Not In Scope
- GPT is not currently documented as a video understanding endpoint in Memories.ai, so it is intentionally excluded from this page.
- This page does not freeze benchmark scores, RPM limits, or uptime claims because those numbers age quickly and may differ by provider account or region.