Generate streaming text to describe an image by using the Chat Completions API

Generate streaming text to describe an image by using the Chat Completions API, which lets you send requests to Vertex AI models by using the OpenAI libraries.

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Python

Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the Vertex AI quickstart using client libraries. For more information, see the Vertex AI Python API reference documentation.

To authenticate to Vertex AI, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see Set up authentication for a local development environment. 

import vertexai
import openai

from google.auth import default, transport

# TODO(developer): Update and un-comment below line
# PROJECT_ID = "your-project-id"
location = "us-central1"

vertexai.init(project=PROJECT_ID, location=location)

# Programmatically get an access token
credentials, _ = default(scopes=["https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform"])
auth_request = transport.requests.Request()
credentials.refresh(auth_request)

# OpenAI Client
client = openai.OpenAI(
    base_url=f"https://{location}-aiplatform.googleapis.com/v1beta1/projects/{PROJECT_ID}/locations/{location}/endpoints/openapi",
    api_key=credentials.token,
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="google/gemini-1.5-flash-002",
    messages=[
        {
            "role": "user",
            "content": [
                {"type": "text", "text": "Describe the following image:"},
                {
                    "type": "image_url",
                    "image_url": "gs://cloud-samples-data/generative-ai/image/scones.jpg",
                },
            ],
        }
    ],
    stream=True,
)
for chunk in response:
    print(chunk.choices[0].delta.content)
# Example response:
# Here's a description of the image:
# High-angle, close-up view of a rustic scene featuring several blueberry
# scones arranged on a piece of parchment paper...

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