Google Gemini - profClaw

Google Gemini models offer some of the largest context windows available - up to 2M tokens for Gemini 1.5 Pro. All Gemini models support native function calling and vision.

Supported Models

Model	ID	Context	Max Output	Tools	Vision	Input $/1M	Output $/1M
Gemini 1.5 Pro	`gemini-1.5-pro`	2M	65K	Yes	Yes	$1.25	$5.00
Gemini 1.5 Flash	`gemini-1.5-flash`	1M	8K	Yes	Yes	$0.075	$0.30
Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking	`gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp`	1M	8K	Yes	Yes	$0.075	$0.30

Setup

Get an API key

Go to aistudio.google.com and create an API key (free tier available).

Set the environment variable

# Either variable name works:
export GOOGLE_API_KEY=AIza...
export GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY=AIza...

Verify

profclaw doctor --provider google

Environment Variables

string

required

Your Google AI API key. Either GOOGLE_API_KEY or GOOGLE_GENERATIVE_AI_API_KEY is accepted.

string

Alternative variable name for the Google API key. Takes precedence over GOOGLE_API_KEY if both are set.

Configuration Example

.env
settings.yml

GOOGLE_API_KEY=AIzaSy...

providers:
  google:
    api_key: "${GOOGLE_API_KEY}"

Model Aliases

Alias	Model
`gemini`	gemini-1.5-pro
`gemini-flash`	gemini-1.5-flash
`gemini-thinking`	gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp

Usage Examples

# Large context analysis
profclaw chat --model gemini "Analyze this entire codebase"

# Fast and cheap
profclaw chat --model gemini-flash "Write a quick summary"

# Thinking model
profclaw chat --model gemini-thinking "Walk me through this proof"

import { chat } from 'profclaw';

const response = await chat("Process this large document", {
  model: "gemini",
  temperature: 0.5,
});

Notes

Gemini 1.5 Pro has a 2M token context window - the largest of any profClaw provider.
Gemini 1.5 Flash is very cheap at $0.075/1M input tokens, good for high-volume tasks.
Free tier is available via Google AI Studio with rate limits.
For Google Workspace / enterprise use, see the Vertex AI option via a custom base_url.

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