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fal raises $1.3B at $16B after running out of compute

Generative-media inference host fal raised a $1.3B Series F led by Bessemer at a reported $16B valuation, double April's. Its CEO says the reason is compute: it had to rate-limit customers this summer.

Google just priced the generative-media floor: $0.034 an image

Google shipped Nano Banana 2 Lite at $0.034 per image and Gemini Omni Flash at $0.10 per second of video on the same day, setting a public floor price for high-volume generative media low enough to change who can afford to run it.