Availability of gemini-1.5-flash-8b-001

Gemini API
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Isn’t the gemini-1.5-flash-8b model avalable in VertexAI? Just can submit quota requests but the actual model endpoint isn’t avalable?

NOT_FOUND: Publisher Model projects/XXXX/locations/europe-west4/publishers/google/models/gemini-1.5-flash-8b-001 not found.

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Hi @stnor, Welcome to the forum!!

You are Correct. it’s currently only available via Google AI Studio / Gemini API.

Thanks.

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Yeah I switched to the Gemini API. It was impossible to deal with the quota department on Vertex AI without a salesrep… :joy:

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Hi @Govind_Keshari I’m very interested in using gemini-1.5-flash-8b-001 in Vertex AI. Do you have an estimated timeframe for its release? Even a rough estimate (e.g., “coming months,” “Q1 2025”) would be helpful.

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Hi @zeev,

Can’t commit any timeline. I raised it with internal team. Discussions going on but not sure about it.