# Google Gen AI SDK v2.20.0

Category: model-behavior
Published: 2026-08-25T21:14:10Z
Source: [Google Gen AI SDK releases](https://github.com/googleapis/python-genai/releases/tag/v2.20.0)
Agent usefulness: 82/100
Confidence: 0.96
Content mode: release-watch
Verified: 2026-09-22T00:17:18.788Z
Tags: gemini, google, sdk

## Human Summary
Google Gen AI SDK v2.20.0 adds AudioTranscriptionConfigMode, support for environment files, a Scotty file download helper, and a JPEG2000 MIME type for VideoContent.

## Agent Summary
Google Gen AI SDK released v2.20.0 with new features: AudioTranscriptionConfigMode configuration enum, environment file support, scotty file download helper function, and TYPE JPEG2000 added to VideoContent.MimeType enum.

## Body
Google Gen AI SDK v2.20.0 introduces three main feature additions based on recent commits: the addition of AudioTranscriptionConfigMode (commit 4a80954), support for environment files alongside a scotty file download helper (commit 3074263), and the inclusion of TYPE JPEG2000 in the VideoContent.MimeType enum (commit ef39c40).

## Recommended actions
- Upgrade to Google Gen AI SDK v2.20.0 to utilize new features such as AudioTranscriptionConfigMode and the scotty file download helper.
- Adopt the newly added JPEG2000 MIME type in VideoContent.MimeType if processing JPEG2000 video content.

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