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Vertex AI Prediction Agent Platform Inference

Legacy names Vertex AI Prediction, Vertex AI Inference, Vertex AI Batch Prediction, Vertex AI Batch Inference, Vertex AI Online Prediction, Vertex AI Online Inference, Vertex AI Endpoints, AI Platform Prediction

Managed online (real-time endpoint) and asynchronous batch model serving and inference service.

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  1. AI Platform Prediction

    · Google Cloud Next '19

    Managed model serving service succeeding Cloud ML Engine online/batch prediction on ml.googleapis.com.

  2. Vertex AI Prediction

    · Google I/O 2021

    Unified online endpoint serving and batch prediction jobs on aiplatform.googleapis.com.

  3. Vertex AI Inference

    · Prediction -> Inference Terminology Update

    Documentation and console labels shifted from 'Vertex AI Prediction' to 'Vertex AI Inference' (Online Inference and Batch Inference).

  4. Agent Platform InferenceCurrent name

    · Gemini Enterprise Launch (Release Notes Table Apr 22, 2026)

    Rebranded to Agent Platform Inference ('Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Inference'), covering Agent Platform Online Inference, Agent Platform Batch Inference, and Agent Platform Endpoints.

What is Vertex AI Prediction called now?

Vertex AI Prediction is now called Agent Platform Inference, with the latest change in October 2025 (Gemini Enterprise Launch (Release Notes Table Apr 22, 2026)). Earlier names covered by this entry also include Vertex AI Inference, Vertex AI Batch Prediction, Vertex AI Batch Inference, Vertex AI Online Prediction, Vertex AI Online Inference, Vertex AI Endpoints, AI Platform Prediction. Managed online (real-time endpoint) and asynchronous batch model serving and inference service. Only the customer-facing name changed; the underlying technical identifiers remain backward compatible.

Also known as

  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Inference
  • Agent Platform Online Inference
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Online Inference
  • Agent Platform Batch Inference
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Batch Inference
  • Agent Platform Endpoints
  • Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Endpoints

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 APIsaiplatform.googleapis.com
gcloud / CLI Commandsgcloud ai endpoints gcloud ai endpoints predict gcloud ai endpoints raw-predict
IAM Predefined Rolesroles/aiplatform.*
Terraform Resourcesgoogle_vertex_ai_endpoint

Programmatic methods and resources retain 'predict'/'Prediction' (endpoints.predict, BatchPredictionJob, gcloud ai endpoints predict) on aiplatform.googleapis.com.

Notes & disambiguation

  • Underwent a two-step terminology and brand change: first shifting from 'Vertex AI Prediction' (Online Prediction / Batch Prediction) to 'Vertex AI Inference' (Online Inference / Batch Inference), and then rebranding under Agent Platform to 'Agent Platform Inference' ('Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform Inference') and 'Agent Platform Endpoints'.
  • Despite the customer-facing shift from 'Prediction' to 'Inference', underlying REST/gRPC APIs (BatchPredictionJob, endpoints.predict, endpoints.rawPredict), CLI commands ('gcloud ai endpoints predict'), and documentation URL paths (/machine-learning/predictions) retain 'predict' and 'prediction' identifiers.

Sources & official documentation

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