Google Vertex AI Releases Gemini 2.5 Flash with Audio Preview
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Users can now leverage advanced audio generation capabilities within Vertex AI, potentially reducing latency and improving the quality of AI-powered voice applications.
AI Impact Summary
Google is releasing a significant update to Vertex AI's Generative AI capabilities, introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash with Live API Native Audio Preview, alongside numerous enhancements like improved Barge-in, Function Calling, and enhanced audio quality. This release represents a substantial investment in multimodal AI, particularly for audio-based applications, and offers a preview of future models. Users should proactively evaluate these new features to optimize their workflows and leverage the improved performance.
Affected Systems
- Date
- 23 Sept 2025
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high