Google Nest cameras will get these Gemini upgrades, but only if you pay [Gallery]

Ben Schoon | Oct 1 2025 - 6:05 am PT

Google Home’s Gemini revamp is here and, for Nest Cam owners, it means getting better notifications, the ability to search through footage, and more. Here’s what to expect.

Gemini is coming to the entire Google Home app, but it also plays a huge role in Nest cameras in particular.

Google is delivering a few key upgrades to Nest cameras with the help of Gemini, starting with notifications. Instead of getting generic “Person seen” notifications, you’ll be told who the camera saw, what they were doing, and any other important context. Gemini will also tailor the animated preview to show the key part of the clip.

Google explains:

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Get the full picture behind every alert: Know exactly what’s happening at home with more detailed notifications like “dog jumps out of playpen.” And see the important moment up close with a zoomed-in video preview.

With the new “Ask Home” feature, Gemini will also be able to pull up relevant video clips to help you find information from your recordings.

Scroll less and find more: Search your video history with Ask Home. Just ask something like, “What happened to the vase in the living room?” and get an event description along with relevant video clips.

Finally, “Home Brief” will summarize “hours of footage” into a text summary with relevant information.

Catch up at a glance: With Home Brief, you’ll see a summary of hours of footage into a quick, digestible summary.

Existing features like Familiar Faces will be getting upgraded thanks to Gemini too, with Google telling us that the feature will be more accurate.

But, this all comes at a cost.

Gemini features on Nest cameras will require Google Home Premium, the new subscription that replaces Nest Aware. The $10/month tier (included if you have Google One AI Pro) will include 30 days of event-based video history while also supporting the existing “Intelligent Alerts” and Gemini Live on speakers.

Improved notifications, video search, daily summaries, and event descriptions are then locked to the $20/month Google Home Premium Advanced plan, which costs $20/month (or $10 with Google One AI Pro or included with AI Ultra). That plan also includes 60 days of event-based history and 10 days of 24/7 history.