Gemini models process text, images, and code with state-of-the-art capabilities. The API provides access to various model sizes balancing capability and cost. Integration patterns differ from single-modality models.
API Usage
Structure requests with parts containing different content types. Configure generation parameters for your use case. Handle streaming responses for better user experience. Implement proper error handling for API limits.
- Use appropriate model size for your task complexity
- Structure multimodal inputs as content parts
- Configure temperature and top-p for desired output style
- Implement streaming for responsive applications
- Handle rate limits with exponential backoff
Multimodal Applications
Combine text and images for visual understanding tasks. Process documents with both text and visual elements. Generate content based on image inputs. Build applications leveraging multiple modalities.