Gemini API 可以根据各种输入(包括文本、图片、视频和音频)生成文本输出。本指南介绍了如何使用文本和图片输入生成文本。还介绍了在线播放、聊天和系统说明。
文字输入
使用 Gemini API 生成文本的最简单方法是向模型提供单个纯文本输入,如以下示例所示:
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-2.0-flash",
contents=["How does AI work?"]
)
print(response.text)
import { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: "GEMINI_API_KEY" });
async function main() {
const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
contents: "How does AI work?",
});
console.log(response.text);
}
await main();
// import packages here
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, option.WithAPIKey(os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY")))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.Close()
model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash")
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx, genai.Text("How does AI work?"))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(resp) // helper function for printing content parts
}
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-X POST \
-d '{
"contents": [
{
"parts": [
{
"text": "How does AI work?"
}
]
}
]
}'
图片输入
Gemini API 支持将文本和媒体文件组合在一起的多模态输入。以下示例展示了如何根据文本和图片输入生成文本:
from PIL import Image
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
image = Image.open("/path/to/organ.png")
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-2.0-flash",
contents=[image, "Tell me about this instrument"]
)
print(response.text)
import {
GoogleGenAI,
createUserContent,
createPartFromUri,
} from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: "GEMINI_API_KEY" });
async function main() {
const image = await ai.files.upload({
file: "/path/to/organ.png",
});
const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
contents: [
createUserContent([
"Tell me about this instrument",
createPartFromUri(image.uri, image.mimeType),
]),
],
});
console.log(response.text);
}
await main();
model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash")
imgData, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(testDataDir, "organ.jpg"))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx,
genai.Text("Tell me about this instrument"),
genai.ImageData("jpeg", imgData))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(resp)
# Use a temporary file to hold the base64 encoded image data
TEMP_B64=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "$TEMP_B64"' EXIT
base64 $B64FLAGS $IMG_PATH > "$TEMP_B64"
# Use a temporary file to hold the JSON payload
TEMP_JSON=$(mktemp)
trap 'rm -f "$TEMP_JSON"' EXIT
cat > "$TEMP_JSON" << EOF
{
"contents": [
{
"parts": [
{
"text": "Tell me about this instrument"
},
{
"inline_data": {
"mime_type": "image/jpeg",
"data": "$(cat "$TEMP_B64")"
}
}
]
}
]
}
EOF
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-X POST \
-d "@$TEMP_JSON"
流式输出
默认情况下,模型会在完成整个文本生成流程后返回回答。您可以使用流式传输在 GenerateContentResponse
实例生成时返回这些实例,从而实现更快的互动。
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
response = client.models.generate_content_stream(
model="gemini-2.0-flash",
contents=["Explain how AI works"]
)
for chunk in response:
print(chunk.text, end="")
import { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: "GEMINI_API_KEY" });
async function main() {
const response = await ai.models.generateContentStream({
model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
contents: "Explain how AI works",
});
for await (const chunk of response) {
console.log(chunk.text);
}
}
await main();
model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
iter := model.GenerateContentStream(ctx, genai.Text("Write a story about a magic backpack."))
for {
resp, err := iter.Next()
if err == iterator.Done {
break
}
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(resp)
}
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse&key=${GEMINI_API_KEY}" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--no-buffer \
-d '{
"contents": [
{
"parts": [
{
"text": "Explain how AI works"
}
]
}
]
}'
多轮对话
借助 Gemini SDK,您可以将多轮问题和回答收集到一个对话中。借助聊天格式,用户可以逐步获得答案,并在遇到多部分问题时获得帮助。此 SDK 聊天实现提供了一个界面来跟踪对话历史记录,但在后台,它使用相同的 generateContent
方法来创建响应。
以下代码示例展示了基本聊天功能的实现:
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
chat = client.chats.create(model="gemini-2.0-flash")
response = chat.send_message("I have 2 dogs in my house.")
print(response.text)
response = chat.send_message("How many paws are in my house?")
print(response.text)
for message in chat.get_history():
print(f'role - {message.role}',end=": ")
print(message.parts[0].text)
import { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: "GEMINI_API_KEY" });
async function main() {
const chat = ai.chats.create({
model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
history: [
{
role: "user",
parts: [{ text: "Hello" }],
},
{
role: "model",
parts: [{ text: "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?" }],
},
],
});
const response1 = await chat.sendMessage({
message: "I have 2 dogs in my house.",
});
console.log("Chat response 1:", response1.text);
const response2 = await chat.sendMessage({
message: "How many paws are in my house?",
});
console.log("Chat response 2:", response2.text);
}
await main();
model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
cs := model.StartChat()
cs.History = []*genai.Content{
{
Parts: []genai.Part{
genai.Text("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house."),
},
Role: "user",
},
{
Parts: []genai.Part{
genai.Text("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?"),
},
Role: "model",
},
}
res, err := cs.SendMessage(ctx, genai.Text("How many paws are in my house?"))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(res)
curl https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-X POST \
-d '{
"contents": [
{
"role": "user",
"parts": [
{
"text": "Hello"
}
]
},
{
"role": "model",
"parts": [
{
"text": "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?"
}
]
},
{
"role": "user",
"parts": [
{
"text": "I have two dogs in my house. How many paws are in my house?"
}
]
}
]
}'
您还可以将流式传输与聊天功能搭配使用,如以下示例所示:
from google import genai
client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
chat = client.chats.create(model="gemini-2.0-flash")
response = chat.send_message_stream("I have 2 dogs in my house.")
for chunk in response:
print(chunk.text, end="")
response = chat.send_message_stream("How many paws are in my house?")
for chunk in response:
print(chunk.text, end="")
for message in chat.get_history():
print(f'role - {message.role}', end=": ")
print(message.parts[0].text)
import { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: "GEMINI_API_KEY" });
async function main() {
const chat = ai.chats.create({
model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
history: [
{
role: "user",
parts: [{ text: "Hello" }],
},
{
role: "model",
parts: [{ text: "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?" }],
},
],
});
const stream1 = await chat.sendMessageStream({
message: "I have 2 dogs in my house.",
});
for await (const chunk of stream1) {
console.log(chunk.text);
console.log("_".repeat(80));
}
const stream2 = await chat.sendMessageStream({
message: "How many paws are in my house?",
});
for await (const chunk of stream2) {
console.log(chunk.text);
console.log("_".repeat(80));
}
}
await main();
model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash")
cs := model.StartChat()
cs.History = []*genai.Content{
{
Parts: []genai.Part{
genai.Text("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house."),
},
Role: "user",
},
{
Parts: []genai.Part{
genai.Text("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?"),
},
Role: "model",
},
}
iter := cs.SendMessageStream(ctx, genai.Text("How many paws are in my house?"))
for {
resp, err := iter.Next()
if err == iterator.Done {
break
}
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(resp)
}
curl https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:streamGenerateContent?alt=sse&key=$GEMINI_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-X POST \
-d '{
"contents": [
{
"role": "user",
"parts": [
{
"text": "Hello"
}
]
},
{
"role": "model",
"parts": [
{
"text": "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?"
}
]
},
{
"role": "user",
"parts": [
{
"text": "I have two dogs in my house. How many paws are in my house?"
}
]
}
]
}'
配置参数
您向模型发送的每个提示都包含控制模型如何生成回答的参数。您可以配置这些参数,也可以让模型使用默认选项。
以下示例展示了如何配置模型参数:
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-2.0-flash",
contents=["Explain how AI works"],
config=types.GenerateContentConfig(
max_output_tokens=500,
temperature=0.1
)
)
print(response.text)
import { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: "GEMINI_API_KEY" });
async function main() {
const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
contents: "Explain how AI works",
config: {
maxOutputTokens: 500,
temperature: 0.1,
},
});
console.log(response.text);
}
await main();
model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-pro-latest")
model.SetTemperature(0.9)
model.SetTopP(0.5)
model.SetTopK(20)
model.SetMaxOutputTokens(100)
model.SystemInstruction = genai.NewUserContent(genai.Text("You are Yoda from Star Wars."))
model.ResponseMIMEType = "application/json"
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx, genai.Text("What is the average size of a swallow?"))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(resp)
curl https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-X POST \
-d '{
"contents": [
{
"parts": [
{
"text": "Explain how AI works"
}
]
}
],
"generationConfig": {
"stopSequences": [
"Title"
],
"temperature": 1.0,
"maxOutputTokens": 800,
"topP": 0.8,
"topK": 10
}
}'
以下是您可以配置的一些模型参数。(命名惯例因编程语言而异。)
stopSequences
:指定一组将停止生成输出的字符序列(最多 5 个)。如果指定,API 会在stop_sequence
首次出现时停止。停止序列不会包含在响应中。temperature
:控制输出的随机性。使用较高的值可获得更具创造性的回答,使用较低的值可获得更具确定性的回答。值的范围为 [0.0, 2.0]。maxOutputTokens
:设置候选项中包含的词元数上限。topP
:更改模型选择输出词元的方式。系统会按照概率从最高到最低的顺序选择 token,直到所选 token 的概率总和等于topP
值。默认的topP
值为 0.95。topK
:更改模型选择输出词元的方式。如果topK
设为 1,则表示所选 token 是模型词汇表的所有 token 中概率最高的 token;如果topK
设为 3,则表示系统将从 3 个概率最高的 token 中选择下一个 token(通过温度确定)。系统会根据topP
进一步过滤词元,并使用温度采样选择最终的词元。
系统指令
借助系统说明,您可以根据具体用例来控制模型的行为。提供系统说明时,您可以为模型提供额外的上下文,帮助其了解任务并生成自定义程度更高的回答。模型应在与用户的完整互动过程中遵循系统说明,以便您能够指定产品级行为,而无需考虑最终用户提供的提示。
您可以在初始化模型时设置系统说明:
from google import genai
from google.genai import types
client = genai.Client(api_key="GEMINI_API_KEY")
response = client.models.generate_content(
model="gemini-2.0-flash",
config=types.GenerateContentConfig(
system_instruction="You are a cat. Your name is Neko."),
contents="Hello there"
)
print(response.text)
import { GoogleGenAI } from "@google/genai";
const ai = new GoogleGenAI({ apiKey: "GEMINI_API_KEY" });
async function main() {
const response = await ai.models.generateContent({
model: "gemini-2.0-flash",
contents: "Hello there",
config: {
systemInstruction: "You are a cat. Your name is Neko.",
},
});
console.log(response.text);
}
await main();
// import packages here
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
client, err := genai.NewClient(ctx, option.WithAPIKey(os.Getenv("GEMINI_API_KEY")))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
defer client.Close()
model := client.GenerativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash")
model.SystemInstruction = &genai.Content{
Parts: []genai.Part{genai.Text(`
You are a cat. Your name is Neko.
`)},
}
resp, err := model.GenerateContent(ctx, genai.Text("Hello there"))
if err != nil {
log.Fatal(err)
}
printResponse(resp) // helper function for printing content parts
}
curl "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent?key=$GEMINI_API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
"system_instruction": {
"parts": [
{
"text": "You are a cat. Your name is Neko."
}
]
},
"contents": [
{
"parts": [
{
"text": "Hello there"
}
]
}
]
}'
然后,您可以像往常一样向模型发送请求。
支持的模型
整个 Gemini 系列模型都支持文本生成。如需详细了解这些模型及其功能,请参阅模型。
提示技巧
对于基本文本生成应用场景,您的问题可能不需要包含任何输出示例、系统说明或格式信息。这是一种零样本方法。对于某些用例,单次或少样本提示可能会生成更符合用户预期的输出。在某些情况下,您可能还需要提供系统说明,以帮助模型了解任务或遵循特定准则。
后续步骤
- 试用 Gemini API 使用入门 Colab。
- 了解如何使用 Gemini 的视觉理解功能处理图片和视频。
- 了解如何使用 Gemini 的音频理解功能处理音频文件。
- 了解多模态文件提示策略。