Overview
Google’s Gemini models offer multimodal capabilities, long context windows, and advanced reasoning features.Supported Models
Setup
1
Get API Key
- Go to Google AI Studio
- Sign in with your Google account
- Navigate to API Keys
- Create a new API key
2
Configure in EnConvo
- Open Settings → AI Provider
- Select Google Gemini AI
- Go to Credentials module
- Enter your API key
3
Select Model
Choose your preferred model from the dropdown
Configuration
Validate and Use
1
Validate credentials
Click Validate in the Google Gemini credential settings. If validation fails, confirm the API key was created in Google AI Studio and that the Google AI API is available for your account and region.
2
Refresh models
Reopen the model dropdown after validation. Model availability can vary by region, account, and preview access.
3
Test multimodal behavior
Send a short text prompt first. Then test image or long-context workflows only after the basic chat request succeeds.
Google AI API billing is separate from a Google One AI Premium or Gemini subscription. Use the Gemini subscription provider if you want to connect an existing consumer subscription.
Advanced Features
Google Search Tool
Available for Gemini 2.5 models. Grounds responses with real-time web content.Works with all languages and provides verifiable source citations.
URL Context Tool
Allows including URLs in requests for additional context. The model will access page content to inform responses.Show Thoughts
Enable to see the model’s thinking process (available for Gemini 2.5+ and Gemini 3).Thinking Configuration
Gemini 3 Pro Preview
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash / Flash Lite
Pricing
Google offers generous free tiers. Check Google AI Pricing.Best Practices
Leverage long context
Leverage long context
Gemini’s 1M+ token context is perfect for large documents
Use search grounding
Use search grounding
Enable Google Search for up-to-date information
Multimodal tasks
Multimodal tasks
Gemini excels at image analysis and visual reasoning
Troubleshooting
Invalid API key
Invalid API key
- Verify key in Google AI Studio
- Check API is enabled
Region restrictions
Region restrictions
- Some features may be limited by region
- Check Google’s availability docs