Vertex AI in Firebase Firebase AI Logic
Legacy names Vertex AI in Firebase, Vertex AI for Firebase
Client SDKs and proxy service for calling Gemini models directly from mobile and web applications.
Naming timeline
- Vertex AI in Firebase
Launched in Public Preview at Google I/O 2024 and reached GA on October 21, 2024 as client SDKs (FirebaseVertexAI) for calling the Vertex AI Gemini API from mobile and web apps.
- Firebase AI LogicCurrent name
Renamed and repackaged into Firebase AI Logic (FirebaseAILogic / FirebaseAI) supporting both the Gemini Developer API and Agent Platform Gemini API; updated SDK initialization syntax to AgentPlatformBackend in August 2026.
What is Vertex AI in Firebase called now?
Vertex AI in Firebase is now called Firebase AI Logic, with the latest change on 20 May 2025 (Google I/O 2025). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Vertex AI for Firebase. Client SDKs and proxy service for calling Gemini models directly from mobile and web applications. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.
Also known as
- Firebase AI Logic client SDKs
- Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform in Firebase
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 | firebasevertexai.googleapis.com aiplatform.googleapis.com generativelanguage.googleapis.com |
|---|---|
| gcloud / CLI Commands | firebase |
| IAM Predefined Roles | roles/firebasevertexai.* firebasevertexai.configs.update |
IAM permissions retain the firebasevertexai.* namespace while client SDK libraries migrated from FirebaseVertexAI to FirebaseAILogic.
Notes & disambiguation
- Renamed from 'Vertex AI in Firebase' to 'Firebase AI Logic' at Google I/O 2025 (May 20, 2025) when support expanded beyond Vertex AI to include both the Gemini Developer API (with a no-cost tier) and the Agent Platform Gemini API (formerly Vertex AI).
- On August 6, 2026, Firebase AI Logic SDKs added new 'Agent Platform' initialization syntax (agentPlatform / AgentPlatformBackend, defaulting to the global endpoint) and deprecated the legacy 'Vertex AI' initialization syntax (vertexAI / VertexAIBackend); the Agent Platform vertex-ai-name-changes table also refers to this integration as 'Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform in Firebase'.
- Underlying IAM permissions continue using the firebasevertexai.* namespace (such as firebasevertexai.configs.update under the Firebase AI Logic Admin role).
Sources & official documentation
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