Generate text using images from a local and Google Cloud Storage

This example demonstrates how to generate text using a local image and an image in Google Cloud Storage

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• Image understanding

Code sample

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.

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from google import genai
from google.genai.types import HttpOptions, Part

client = genai.Client(http_options=HttpOptions(api_version="v1"))

# Read content from GCS
gcs_file_img_path = "gs://cloud-samples-data/generative-ai/image/scones.jpg"

# Read content from a local file
with open("test_data/latte.jpg", "rb") as f:
    local_file_img_bytes = f.read()

response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-2.0-flash-001",
    contents=[
        "Generate a list of all the objects contained in both images.",
        Part.from_uri(file_uri=gcs_file_img_path, mime_type="image/jpeg"),
        Part.from_bytes(data=local_file_img_bytes, mime_type="image/jpeg"),
    ],
)
print(response.text)
# Example response:
# Okay, here's the list of objects present in both images:
# ...

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