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Why use Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation on GCP Vertex AI?
GCP Vertex AI offers Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.15/1M input tokens. Vertex AI is Google Cloud's managed AI platform, offering access to Gemini models and hundreds of partner models alongside tools for fine-tuning, grounding, vector search, and end-to-end MLOps pipelines.
Setup recipe
Python + curlpip install google-cloud-aiplatformexport GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=...import os
import vertexai
from vertexai.generative_models import GenerativeModel
vertexai.init(project=os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"], location="us-central1")gemini-2.0-flash-image-generationRequest example
import os
import vertexai
from vertexai.generative_models import GenerativeModel
# Reads GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT from env; authenticates via Application Default Credentials
vertexai.init(project=os.environ["GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT"], location="us-central1")
model = GenerativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash-image-generation")
response = model.generate_content("Hello")
print(response.text)Gotchas
- For Google-published models use the model name directly, e.g. "gemini-2.0-flash-001". For third-party publishers (Anthropic, Meta, etc.) use the full publisher path, e.g. "publishers/anthropic/models/claude-3-5-sonnet-v2@20241022".
- The examples expect GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.15 |
| Output tokens | $30.00 |
Capabilities
About Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation
Vertex only. Text input: $0.15/1M. Text output: $0.60/1M. Image output: $30/1M. Shut down on AI Studio.
FAQ
What does Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation cost on GCP Vertex AI?
On GCP Vertex AI, Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation costs $0.15 per 1M input tokens and $30 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation on GCP Vertex AI?
Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation supports a 1,048,576 token context window on GCP Vertex AI.
Who created Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation?
Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation was created by Google DeepMind as part of the Gemini 2.0 model family.
Is Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation open source?
Gemini 2.0 Flash Image Generation is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.