Ray on Vertex AI Ray on Agent Platform
Managed open-source Ray cluster service for distributed Python and AI/ML workloads.
Naming timeline
- Ray on Vertex AI
Launched as a managed Ray cluster service for scaling distributed Python and ML workloads on Vertex AI.
- Ray on Agent PlatformCurrent name
Rebranded under Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
What is Ray on Vertex AI called now?
Ray on Vertex AI is now called Ray on Agent Platform, with the latest change in October 2025. Managed open-source Ray cluster service for distributed Python and AI/ML workloads. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.
Also known as
- Ray on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Technical identifiers
Technical identifiers unchanged. Only the customer-facing product name changed; the APIs, CLI commands, IAM roles and Terraform resources below keep their legacy identifiers for backward compatibility.
| REST / gRPC APIs | aiplatform.googleapis.com |
|---|---|
| gcloud / CLI Commands | gcloud ai persistent-resources |
| IAM Predefined Roles | roles/aiplatform.* |
Uses persistentResources on aiplatform.googleapis.com.
Notes & disambiguation
- Rebranded from Ray on Vertex AI to Ray on Agent Platform (Ray on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform); underlying persistentResource APIs and IAM roles remain on aiplatform.googleapis.com.
Sources & official documentation
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