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Vertex AI Model Garden Adds Self-Deploy Proprietary Models

🔐 Google Cloud’s Vertex AI now supports secure self-deployment of proprietary third-party models directly into customer VPCs via the Model Garden. Customers can discover, license, and deploy closed-source and restricted-license models from partners such as AI21 Labs, Mistral AI, Qodo and others, with one-click provisioning and managed inference. Deployments adhere to VPC-SC controls, selectable regions, autoscaling, and pay-as-you-go billing. This central catalog brings Google, open, and partner models together for enterprise-grade control and compliance.

Gemini Available On-Premises with Google Distributed Cloud

🚀 Gemini on Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) is now generally available for customers, bringing Google’s advanced Gemini models on‑premises with GA for air‑gapped deployments and a connected preview. The solution provides managed Gemini endpoints with zero‑touch updates, automatic load balancing and autoscaling, and integrates with Vertex AI and preview agents. It pairs Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro with NVIDIA Hopper and Blackwell accelerators and includes audit logging, access controls, and support for Confidential Computing (Intel TDX and NVIDIA) to meet strict data residency, sovereignty, and compliance requirements.

Cloudflare Workers AI Adds Leonardo and Deepgram Models

🚀 Cloudflare is expanding Workers AI to include closed-source partner models from Leonardo and Deepgram, bringing optimized image generation and real-time audio capabilities to the edge. The launch includes Leonardo's @cf/leonardo/phoenix-1.0 and @cf/leonardo/lucid-origin and Deepgram's @cf/deepgram/nova-3 and @cf/deepgram/aura-1. These models run on Cloudflare's low-latency GPU infrastructure and integrate with Workers, R2, Images, and Realtime for end-to-end developer workflows.