google-genai

library2.20.0pypypi✓ verified 29d ago

The Google GenAI Python SDK provides an interface for developers to integrate Google's generative models into their Python applications. Current version: 1.69.0, released on March 27, 2026. The SDK is actively maintained with regular updates, typically on a monthly basis.

llm-agents ai-ml gcp

pip install google-genai

github ↗package ↗homepage ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · GOOGLE-GENAI

google-genai

llm-agentspythonv2.20.0

Install

7.6s avg

Import

2033ms

Disk

67MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v2.20.0 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 2.100s · 68.1MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 7.6s · import 1.966s · 68MB

67MB installed

● package 67MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

genai

✓ import google.genai as genai

✗ import google.generativeai as genai

This script demonstrates how to configure the Google GenAI SDK with your API key and generate text using the 'gemini-1.5-flash' model.

import google.generativeai as genai # Configure the API key api_key = os.environ.get('GENAI_API_KEY') genai.configure(api_key=api_key) # Generate content using a model model = genai.GenerativeModel(model='gemini-1.5-flash') response = model.generate_text(prompt='Once upon a time') print(response.text)

Debug

Known issues

breakingBreaking change in Interactions API: Refactored TextContent annotations to use specific citation types in version 1.68.0.

fix

Update your code to use the new citation types as per the latest API documentation.

affects: 1.68.0

breakingBreaking change in Interactions API: Renamed ContentDelta unions in version 1.68.0.

fix

Modify your code to accommodate the new union names as specified in the updated API.

affects: 1.68.0

breakingThe 'google.generativeai' library is not found. This typically means the package is not installed in the environment where the script is executed.

fix

Install the 'google-generativeai' package using pip: `pip install google-generativeai`.

affects: all

breakingThe script failed with `ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'google.generativeai'`, indicating that the required Python package is not installed in the environment.

fix

Install the 'google-generativeai' package using pip: `pip install google-generativeai`.

affects: 1.68.0

Upgrade

Version history

2.20.0latest on PyPI · released Aug 25, 2026

Audit

Dependencies

google-api-corerequiredRequired for API interactions

requestsrequiredNeeded for HTTP requests

Agent activity

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OpenAI (training)

Resources

githubhttps://github.com/googleapis/python-genai ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/google-genai/ ↗

homepagehttps://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai ↗