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Why use Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI on GCP Vertex AI?
GCP Vertex AI offers Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.04/1M 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")vertex-gemini-1.5-flashRequest 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("vertex-gemini-1.5-flash")
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 | $0.04 |
| Output tokens | $0.10 |
Capabilities
About Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI
Gemini 1.5 Flash via Google Vertex AI (standard context)
FAQ
What does Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI cost on GCP Vertex AI?
On GCP Vertex AI, Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI costs $0.035 per 1M input tokens and $0.105 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI on GCP Vertex AI?
Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI supports a 1,000,000 token context window on GCP Vertex AI.
Who created Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI?
Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI was created by Google DeepMind as part of the Gemini 1.5 model family.
Is Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI open source?
Gemini 1.5 Flash on Google Vertex AI is not open source; the seed data lists it as proprietary.