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Google Launches Gemini Pro for Vertex AI

The new AI model is now accessible via the Gemini API, with a dedicated Gemini Pro Vision multimodal endpoint also available.

Overview

  • Google has launched Gemini Pro, a lightweight version of its flagship gen AI model, for Google Cloud customers using Vertex AI.
  • Gemini Pro API in Vertex accepts text as input and generates text as output, similar to generative text model APIs like Anthropic’s, AI21’s and Cohere’s.
  • Google has also launched a dedicated Gemini Pro Vision multimodal endpoint that accepts text and imagery as input, with text output.
  • Google AI Studio, a free, web-based developer tool, enables developers to quickly develop prompts and then get an API key to use in their app development.
  • Developers have free access to Gemini Pro and Gemini Pro Vision through Google AI Studio, with up to 60 requests per minute, making it suitable for most app development needs.