Last updated: Jan 20, 2026, 08:25 AM UTC

Google Vertex AI

Leverage your existing Google Cloud Platform infrastructure and compliance certifications to access Claude.

What You Get

  • Use existing GCP contracts and committed spend
  • Compliance certifications already in place
  • VPC Service Controls for network security
  • Integrated billing with other GCP services

What You Can Do

  • Access Claude 3.5 Sonnet and other supported models
  • Route requests through your GCP project
  • Apply IAM policies for access control
  • Monitor usage in GCP billing

Prerequisites

  • Google Cloud project with Vertex AI enabled
  • Service account with Vertex AI permissions
  • Claude models enabled in your region

Required Permissions

Your service account needs these roles:

  • roles/aiplatform.user - To invoke models
  • roles/serviceusage.serviceUsageConsumer - To use the API

Setup

  1. Navigate to Settings → General → API Configuration
  2. Select Google Vertex AI as your provider
  3. Enter your configuration:
    • Project ID
    • Region (e.g., us-central1)
    • Service account credentials (JSON)
  4. Click Test Connection
  5. Save your configuration

Example Uses

Once configured, Sasha uses Vertex AI automatically:

"Summarize these meeting notes"

"Help me understand this error log"

"Draft an email to the team about the project update"

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