MODEL Google/DeepMind Last updated:

Genie 3

Real-Time Interactive World Model

DeepMind's August 2025 world model — generates a 720p / 24fps walkable, controllable world from a single image prompt, with minutes of temporal coherence. Move forward, turn, pick up objects — Genie 3 generates the next frame in real time based on your action. The first generative world model that's actually a playable environment, not a passive video.

Why it matters

First credible interactive world model at production fidelity — a category that includes Decart's Oasis (Minecraft), Microsoft Muse, Wayve GAIA-2 (driving), and World Labs Marble (3D scenes). Sets the trajectory for "AI generates the simulator, not just the agent."

Core Capabilities

Generative
Produces images, video, audio, or other media.
Multimodal
Combines text, vision, and audio in one model.
Agent Workflows
Built for tool use and autonomous tasks.
Vision
Understands images, scenes, and visual context.

Context Window

Context window not disclosed.

Availability

API
Not available
Product / App
Not available
Open Source
Not released
Enterprise

Pricing Model

Demo access
Limited / waitlisted.
Demo

What it feels like

  • Vision-language model from Google DeepMind — see the linked sources below for benchmark and review coverage
  • Tool-use and agent loops are the typical fit per the published model card
  • Vision and multimodal tasks are the typical fit per the published model card

Best use cases

  • Agent / tool-use workflows that match the model's published benchmarks
  • Vision tasks (charts, documents, images) per the model card
  • See the model spec and sources block for benchmarked use cases

Tools to try

Not ideal for

  • Tasks far outside the modalities listed in this model's spec
  • Workflows where a more recent successor in the same family scores higher