Short answer: This week 3 new AI tools for images, video and ads were announced by their makers. Below is a plain-English list for Singapore small businesses, with a link to each company's own announcement.
How to read this list: it covers announcements from 3 to 9 Nov 2026. Details come from each company's own page, and performance claims are the companies' own. The “How an SME could use it” lines are our suggestions, not the companies’ claims. Availability, plans and licence terms vary and can change, so check the source before you rely on a tool. We have not tested these tools, and this is general information, not legal or professional advice.
Image
1. Images 2.6 (ChatGPT, Codex and API)
- Company: OpenAI
- Released: 4 Nov 2026
- What it is: Faster image generation (OpenAI says about 50% faster), GIF creation from a prompt or image, and tighter editing that keeps characters, products and brand details consistent across edits. The API gets two models, GPT-Image-2.6 Flare (fast) and Sunburst (higher quality), plus image markup and SVG export.
- How an SME could use it: Turn a product shot or shop mascot into a short looping GIF for social posts, and revise visuals round by round without losing the look.
- Source: https://openai.com/index/introducing-images-2-6/
Video and ads
2. Gemini Omni 1.2 Flash
- Company: Google DeepMind / Google
- Released: 5 Nov 2026 (generally available on the Gemini API and Google Cloud)
- What it is: Video generation up to 15 seconds, conversational editing over several turns, and better adherence to reference images, motion and audio. Google says it is generally available on the Gemini API and Google Cloud, and is rolling out in Flow, Google Vids, Google Ads, and the Gemini app (Gemini app: Google AI Ultra subscribers). Videos carry a SynthID watermark.
- How an SME could use it: Make a short product explainer or social ad clip and adjust it by chatting, rather than re-shooting.
- Source: https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/developers-tools/introducing-gemini-omni-1-2-flash/
3. Solid Creative Engine (Solid Agent)
- Company: Solid
- Released: 5 Nov 2026 (opened to all brands and agencies as self-service)
- What it is: A chat-driven tool where you ask for variations of a winning video ad and it finds footage, writes scripts, adds voiceover and assembles finished video-ad creatives for use on Meta, TikTok and YouTube in your brand's look. (Publishing to those platforms and pulling live performance back is described as next, not current.)
- How an SME could use it: Produce several versions of one promo for different platforms or languages ahead of a sales season. Check the ads before they run.
- Source: https://www.solidlabs.com/blog/launch-press-release
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