SDK de Google Gen AI

El SDK de IA generativa de Google proporciona una interfaz unificada para los modelos de Gemini 2.5 Pro y Gemini 2.0 a través de la API para desarrolladores de Gemini y de la API de Gemini en Vertex AI. Con algunas excepciones, el código que se ejecuta en una plataforma se ejecutará en ambas. Esto significa que puedes crear un prototipo de aplicación con la API para desarrolladores de Gemini y, después, migrar la aplicación a Vertex AI sin tener que reescribir el código.

Para obtener más información sobre las diferencias entre la API de Gemini para desarrolladores y Gemini en Vertex AI, consulta el artículo Migrar de la API de Gemini para desarrolladores a la API de Gemini en Vertex AI.

Python

El SDK de IA generativa de Google para Python está disponible en PyPI y GitHub:

Para obtener más información, consulta la referencia del SDK de Python.

Instalar

pip install --upgrade google-genai

Define variables de entorno para usar el SDK de IA generativa con Vertex AI: 

# Replace the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION` values
# with appropriate values for your project.
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global
export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=True

Guía de inicio rápido

Elige una de las siguientes opciones, en función de si usas Vertex AI en modo exprés o no.

  • Usar Vertex AI (con todas las Google Cloud funciones y servicios)
from google import genai
from google.genai.types import HttpOptions

client = genai.Client(http_options=HttpOptions(api_version="v1"))
response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    contents="How does AI work?",
)
print(response.text)
# Example response:
# Okay, let's break down how AI works. It's a broad field, so I'll focus on the ...
#
# Here's a simplified overview:
# ...
  • Usar Vertex AI en modo exprés
from google import genai

# TODO(developer): Update below line
API_KEY = "YOUR_API_KEY"

client = genai.Client(vertexai=True, api_key=API_KEY)

response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-2.5-flash",
    contents="Explain bubble sort to me.",
)

print(response.text)
# Example response:
# Bubble Sort is a simple sorting algorithm that repeatedly steps through the list

Go

El SDK de Google Gen AI para Go está disponible en go.dev y GitHub:

Instalar

go get google.golang.org/genai

Define variables de entorno para usar el SDK de IA generativa con Vertex AI: 

# Replace the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION` values
# with appropriate values for your project.
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global
export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=True

Guía de inicio rápido

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"io"

	"google.golang.org/genai"
)

// generateWithText shows how to generate text using a text prompt.
func generateWithText(w io.Writer) error {
	ctx := context.Background()

	client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, &genai.ClientConfig{
		HTTPOptions: genai.HTTPOptions{APIVersion: "v1"},
	})
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create genai client: %w", err)
	}

	resp, err := client.Models.GenerateContent(ctx,
		"gemini-2.5-flash",
		genai.Text("How does AI work?"),
		nil,
	)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate content: %w", err)
	}

	respText := resp.Text()

	fmt.Fprintln(w, respText)
	// Example response:
	// That's a great question! Understanding how AI works can feel like ...
	// ...
	// **1. The Foundation: Data and Algorithms**
	// ...

	return nil
}

Node.js

El SDK de IA generativa de Google para TypeScript y JavaScript está disponible en npm y GitHub:

Instalar

npm install @google/genai

Define variables de entorno para usar el SDK de IA generativa con Vertex AI: 

# Replace the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION` values
# with appropriate values for your project.
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global
export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=True

Guía de inicio rápido

/**
 * @license
 * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
 * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 */
import {GoogleGenAI} from '@google/genai';

const GEMINI_API_KEY = process.env.GEMINI_API_KEY;
const GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT = process.env.GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT;
const GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION = process.env.GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION;
const GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI = process.env.GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI;

async function generateContentFromMLDev() {
  const ai = new GoogleGenAI({vertexai: false, apiKey: GEMINI_API_KEY});
  const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
    model: 'gemini-2.0-flash',
    contents: 'why is the sky blue?',
  });
  console.debug(response.text);
}

async function generateContentFromVertexAI() {
  const ai = new GoogleGenAI({
    vertexai: true,
    project: GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT,
    location: GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION,
  });
  const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
    model: 'gemini-2.0-flash',
    contents: 'why is the sky blue?',
  });
  console.debug(response.text);
}

async function main() {
  if (GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI) {
    await generateContentFromVertexAI().catch((e) =>
      console.error('got error', e),
    );
  } else {
    await generateContentFromMLDev().catch((e) =>
      console.error('got error', e),
    );
  }
}

main();

Java

El SDK de IA generativa de Google para Java está disponible en Maven Central y GitHub:

Instalación de Maven

<dependencies>
  <dependency>
    <groupId>com.google.genai</groupId>
    <artifactId>google-genai</artifactId>
    <version>1.4.1</version>
  </dependency>
</dependencies>

Define variables de entorno para usar el SDK de IA generativa con Vertex AI: 

# Replace the `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT` and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION` values
# with appropriate values for your project.
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
export GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=global
export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=True

Guía de inicio rápido

/*
 * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */

/**
 * Usage:
 *
 * <p>1a. If you are using Vertex AI, setup ADC to get credentials:
 * https://cloud.google.com/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#google-idp
 *
 * <p>Then set Project, Location, and USE_VERTEXAI flag as environment variables:
 *
 * <p>export GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT=YOUR_PROJECT
 *
 * <p>export GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION=YOUR_LOCATION
 *
 * <p>export GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=true
 *
 * <p>1b. If you are using Gemini Developer API, set an API key environment variable. You can find a
 * list of available API keys here: https://aistudio.google.com/app/apikey
 *
 * <p>export GOOGLE_API_KEY=YOUR_API_KEY
 *
 * <p>2. Compile the java package and run the sample code.
 *
 * <p>mvn clean compile exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="com.google.genai.examples.GenerateContent"
 * -Dexec.args="YOUR_MODEL_ID"
 */
package com.google.genai.examples;

import com.google.genai.Client;
import com.google.genai.types.GenerateContentResponse;

/** An example of using the Unified Gen AI Java SDK to generate content. */
public final class GenerateContent {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    final String modelId;
    if (args.length != 0) {
      modelId = args[0];
    } else {
      modelId = Constants.GEMINI_MODEL_NAME;
    }

    // Instantiate the client. The client by default uses the Gemini Developer API. It gets the API
    // key from the environment variable `GOOGLE_API_KEY`. Vertex AI API can be used by setting the
    // environment variables `GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION` and `GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT`, as well as setting
    // `GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI` to "true".
    //
    // Note: Some services are only available in a specific API backend (Gemini or Vertex), you will
    // get a `UnsupportedOperationException` if you try to use a service that is not available in
    // the backend you are using.
    Client client = new Client();

    if (client.vertexAI()) {
      System.out.println("Using Vertex AI");
    } else {
      System.out.println("Using Gemini Developer API");
    }

    GenerateContentResponse response =
        client.models.generateContent(modelId, "What is your name?", null);

    // Gets the text string from the response by the quick accessor method `text()`.
    System.out.println("Unary response: " + response.text());

    // Gets the http headers from the response.
    response
        .sdkHttpResponse()
        .ifPresent(
            httpResponse ->
                System.out.println("Response headers: " + httpResponse.headers().orElse(null)));
  }

  private GenerateContent() {}
}