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Build multi-turn conversations (chat) using the Gemini API
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Using the Gemini API, you can build freeform conversations across multiple turns. The Firebase AI Logic SDK simplifies the process by managing the state of the conversation, so unlike with generateContent() (or generateContentStream()), you don't have to store the conversation history yourself.

Before you begin

Click your Gemini API provider to view provider-specific content and code on this page.

If you haven't already, complete the getting started guide, which describes how to set up your Firebase project, connect your app to Firebase, add the SDK, initialize the backend service for your chosen Gemini API provider, and create a GenerativeModel instance.

For testing and iterating on your prompts and even getting a generated code snippet, we recommend using Google AI Studio.

Build a text-only chat experience

Before trying this sample, complete the Before you begin section of this guide to set up your project and app.
In that section, you'll also click a button for your chosen Gemini API provider so that you see provider-specific content on this page.

To build a multi-turn conversation (like chat), start off by initializing the chat by calling startChat(). Then use sendMessage() to send a new user message, which will also append the message and the response to the chat history.

There are two possible options for role associated with the content in a conversation:

user: the role which provides the prompts. This value is the default for calls to sendMessage(), and the function throws an exception if a different role is passed.
model: the role which provides the responses. This role can be used when calling startChat() with existing history.

Swift

You can call startChat() and sendMessage() to send a new user message:


import FirebaseAI

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
let ai = FirebaseAI.firebaseAI(backend: .googleAI())

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
let model = ai.generativeModel(modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash")


// Optionally specify existing chat history
let history = [
  ModelContent(role: "user", parts: "Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house."),
  ModelContent(role: "model", parts: "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?"),
]

// Initialize the chat with optional chat history
let chat = model.startChat(history: history)

// To generate text output, call sendMessage and pass in the message
let response = try await chat.sendMessage("How many paws are in my house?")
print(response.text ?? "No text in response.")

Kotlin

You can call startChat() and sendMessage() to send a new user message:

^{For Kotlin, the methods in this SDK are suspend functions and need to be called
from a Coroutine scope.}


// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
val model = Firebase.ai(backend = GenerativeBackend.googleAI())
                        .generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash")


// Initialize the chat
val chat = generativeModel.startChat(
  history = listOf(
    content(role = "user") { text("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house.") },
    content(role = "model") { text("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?") }
  )
)

val response = chat.sendMessage("How many paws are in my house?")
print(response.text)

Java

You can call startChat() and sendMessage() to send a new user message:

^{For Java, the methods in this SDK return a
ListenableFuture.}


// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
GenerativeModel ai = FirebaseAI.getInstance(GenerativeBackend.googleAI())
        .generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash");

// Use the GenerativeModelFutures Java compatibility layer which offers
// support for ListenableFuture and Publisher APIs
GenerativeModelFutures model = GenerativeModelFutures.from(ai);


// (optional) Create previous chat history for context
Content.Builder userContentBuilder = new Content.Builder();
userContentBuilder.setRole("user");
userContentBuilder.addText("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house.");
Content userContent = userContentBuilder.build();

Content.Builder modelContentBuilder = new Content.Builder();
modelContentBuilder.setRole("model");
modelContentBuilder.addText("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?");
Content modelContent = userContentBuilder.build();

List<Content> history = Arrays.asList(userContent, modelContent);

// Initialize the chat
ChatFutures chat = model.startChat(history);

// Create a new user message
Content.Builder messageBuilder = new Content.Builder();
messageBuilder.setRole("user");
messageBuilder.addText("How many paws are in my house?");

Content message = messageBuilder.build();

// Send the message
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = chat.sendMessage(message);
Futures.addCallback(response, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        String resultText = result.getText();
        System.out.println(resultText);
    }

    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);

Web

You can call startChat() and sendMessage() to send a new user message:


import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getAI, getGenerativeModel, GoogleAIBackend } from "firebase/ai";

// TODO(developer) Replace the following with your app's Firebase configuration
// See: https://firebase.google.com/docs/web/learn-more#config-object
const firebaseConfig = {
  // ...
};

// Initialize FirebaseApp
const firebaseApp = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
const ai = getAI(firebaseApp, { backend: new GoogleAIBackend() });

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
const model = getGenerativeModel(ai, { model: "gemini-2.0-flash" });


async function run() {
  const chat = model.startChat({
    history: [
      {
        role: "user",
        parts: [{ text: "Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house." }],
      },
      {
        role: "model",
        parts: [{ text: "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?" }],
      },
    ],
    generationConfig: {
      maxOutputTokens: 100,
    },
  });

  const msg = "How many paws are in my house?";

  const result = await chat.sendMessage(msg);

  const response = await result.response;
  const text = response.text();
  console.log(text);
}

run();

Dart

You can call startChat() and sendMessage() to send a new user message:


import 'package:firebase_ai/firebase_ai.dart';
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'firebase_options.dart';

// Initialize FirebaseApp
await Firebase.initializeApp(
  options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
);

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
final model =
      FirebaseAI.googleAI().generativeModel(model: 'gemini-2.0-flash');


final chat = model.startChat();
// Provide a prompt that contains text
final prompt = [Content.text('Write a story about a magic backpack.')];

final response = await chat.sendMessage(prompt);
print(response.text);

Unity

You can call StartChat() and SendMessageAsync() to send a new user message:


using Firebase;
using Firebase.AI;

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
var ai = FirebaseAI.GetInstance(FirebaseAI.Backend.GoogleAI());

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
var model = ai.GetGenerativeModel(modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash");


// Optionally specify existing chat history
var history = new [] {
  ModelContent.Text("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house."),
  new ModelContent("model", new ModelContent.TextPart("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?")),
};

// Initialize the chat with optional chat history
var chat = model.StartChat(history);

// To generate text output, call SendMessageAsync and pass in the message
var response = await chat.SendMessageAsync("How many paws are in my house?");
UnityEngine.Debug.Log(response.Text ?? "No text in response.");

Learn how to choose a model appropriate for your use case and app.

Iterate and edit images using multi-turn chat

Using multi-turn chat, you can iterate with a Gemini model on the images that it generates or that you supply.

Make sure to create a GenerativeModel instance, include responseModalities: ["TEXT", "IMAGE"] in your model configuration, and call startChat() and sendMessage() to send new user messages.

Swift


import FirebaseAI

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a Gemini model that supports image output
let generativeModel = FirebaseAI.firebaseAI(backend: .googleAI()).generativeModel(
  modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation",
  // Configure the model to respond with text and images
  generationConfig: GenerationConfig(responseModalities: [.text, .image])
)

// Initialize the chat
let chat = model.startChat()

guard let image = UIImage(named: "scones") else { fatalError("Image file not found.") }

// Provide an initial text prompt instructing the model to edit the image
let prompt = "Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon"

// To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
let response = try await chat.sendMessage(image, prompt)

// Inspect the generated image
guard let inlineDataPart = response.inlineDataParts.first else {
  fatalError("No image data in response.")
}
guard let uiImage = UIImage(data: inlineDataPart.data) else {
  fatalError("Failed to convert data to UIImage.")
}

// Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
let followUpResponse = try await chat.sendMessage("But make it old-school line drawing style")

// Inspect the edited image after the follow up request
guard let followUpInlineDataPart = followUpResponse.inlineDataParts.first else {
  fatalError("No image data in response.")
}
guard let followUpUIImage = UIImage(data: followUpInlineDataPart.data) else {
  fatalError("Failed to convert data to UIImage.")
}

Kotlin


// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a Gemini model that supports image output
val model = Firebase.ai(backend = GenerativeBackend.googleAI()).generativeModel(
    modelName = "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation",
    // Configure the model to respond with text and images
    generationConfig = generationConfig {
responseModalities = listOf(ResponseModality.TEXT, ResponseModality.IMAGE) }
)

// Provide an image for the model to edit
val bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.resources, R.drawable.scones)

// Create the initial prompt instructing the model to edit the image
val prompt = content {
    image(bitmap)
    text("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon")
}

// Initialize the chat
val chat = model.startChat()

// To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
var response = chat.sendMessage(prompt)
// Inspect the returned image
var generatedImageAsBitmap = response
    .candidates.first().content.parts.firstNotNullOf { it.asImageOrNull() }

// Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
response = chat.sendMessage("But make it old-school line drawing style")
generatedImageAsBitmap = response
    .candidates.first().content.parts.firstNotNullOf { it.asImageOrNull() }

Java


// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a Gemini model that supports image output
GenerativeModel ai = FirebaseAI.getInstance(GenerativeBackend.googleAI()).generativeModel(
    "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation",
    // Configure the model to respond with text and images
    new GenerationConfig.Builder()
        .setResponseModalities(Arrays.asList(ResponseModality.TEXT, ResponseModality.IMAGE))
        .build()
);

GenerativeModelFutures model = GenerativeModelFutures.from(ai);

// Provide an image for the model to edit
Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeResource(resources, R.drawable.scones);

// Initialize the chat
ChatFutures chat = model.startChat();

// Create the initial prompt instructing the model to edit the image
Content prompt = new Content.Builder()
        .setRole("user")
        .addImage(bitmap)
        .addText("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon")
        .build();

// To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> response = chat.sendMessage(prompt);
// Extract the image from the initial response
ListenableFuture<@Nullable Bitmap> initialRequest = Futures.transform(response, result -> {
    for (Part part : result.getCandidates().get(0).getContent().getParts()) {
        if (part instanceof ImagePart) {
            ImagePart imagePart = (ImagePart) part;
            return imagePart.getImage();
        }
    }
    return null;
}, executor);

// Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
ListenableFuture<GenerateContentResponse> modelResponseFuture = Futures.transformAsync(
        initialRequest,
        generatedImage -> {
            Content followUpPrompt = new Content.Builder()
                    .addText("But make it old-school line drawing style")
                    .build();
            return chat.sendMessage(followUpPrompt);
        },
        executor);

// Add a final callback to check the reworked image
Futures.addCallback(modelResponseFuture, new FutureCallback<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onSuccess(GenerateContentResponse result) {
        for (Part part : result.getCandidates().get(0).getContent().getParts()) {
            if (part instanceof ImagePart) {
                ImagePart imagePart = (ImagePart) part;
                Bitmap generatedImageAsBitmap = imagePart.getImage();
                break;
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onFailure(Throwable t) {
        t.printStackTrace();
    }
}, executor);

Web


import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getAI, getGenerativeModel, GoogleAIBackend, ResponseModality } from "firebase/ai";

// TODO(developer) Replace the following with your app's Firebase configuration
// See: https://firebase.google.com/docs/web/learn-more#config-object
const firebaseConfig = {
  // ...
};

// Initialize FirebaseApp
const firebaseApp = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
const ai = getAI(firebaseApp, { backend: new GoogleAIBackend() });

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
const model = getGenerativeModel(ai, {
  model: "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation",
  // Configure the model to respond with text and images
  generationConfig: {
    responseModalities: [ResponseModality.TEXT, ResponseModality.IMAGE],
  },
});

// Prepare an image for the model to edit
async function fileToGenerativePart(file) {
  const base64EncodedDataPromise = new Promise((resolve) => {
    const reader = new FileReader();
    reader.onloadend = () => resolve(reader.result.split(',')[1]);
    reader.readAsDataURL(file);
  });
  return {
    inlineData: { data: await base64EncodedDataPromise, mimeType: file.type },
  };
}

const fileInputEl = document.querySelector("input[type=file]");
const imagePart = await fileToGenerativePart(fileInputEl.files[0]);

// Provide an initial text prompt instructing the model to edit the image
const prompt = "Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon";

// Initialize the chat
const chat = model.startChat();

// To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
const result = await chat.sendMessage([prompt, imagePart]);

// Request and inspect the generated image
try {
  const inlineDataParts = result.response.inlineDataParts();
  if (inlineDataParts?.[0]) {
    // Inspect the generated image
    const image = inlineDataParts[0].inlineData;
    console.log(image.mimeType, image.data);
  }
} catch (err) {
  console.error('Prompt or candidate was blocked:', err);
}

// Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
const followUpResult = await chat.sendMessage("But make it old-school line drawing style");

// Request and inspect the returned image
try {
  const followUpInlineDataParts = followUpResult.response.inlineDataParts();
  if (followUpInlineDataParts?.[0]) {
    // Inspect the generated image
    const followUpImage = followUpInlineDataParts[0].inlineData;
    console.log(followUpImage.mimeType, followUpImage.data);
  }
} catch (err) {
  console.error('Prompt or candidate was blocked:', err);
}

Dart


import 'package:firebase_ai/firebase_ai.dart';
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'firebase_options.dart';

await Firebase.initializeApp(
  options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
);

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a Gemini model that supports image output
final model = FirebaseAI.googleAI().generativeModel(
  model: 'gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation',
  // Configure the model to respond with text and images
  generationConfig: GenerationConfig(responseModalities: [ResponseModality.text, ResponseModality.image]),
);

// Prepare an image for the model to edit
final image = await File('scones.jpg').readAsBytes();
final imagePart = InlineDataPart('image/jpeg', image);

// Provide an initial text prompt instructing the model to edit the image
final prompt = TextPart("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon");

// Initialize the chat
final chat = model.startChat();

// To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
final response = await chat.sendMessage([
  Content.multi([prompt,imagePart])
]);

// Inspect the returned image
if (response.inlineDataParts.isNotEmpty) {
  final imageBytes = response.inlineDataParts[0].bytes;
  // Process the image
} else {
  // Handle the case where no images were generated
  print('Error: No images were generated.');
}

// Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
final followUpResponse = await chat.sendMessage([
  Content.text("But make it old-school line drawing style")
]);

// Inspect the returned image
if (followUpResponse.inlineDataParts.isNotEmpty) {
  final followUpImageBytes = response.inlineDataParts[0].bytes;
  // Process the image
} else {
  // Handle the case where no images were generated
  print('Error: No images were generated.');
}

Unity


using Firebase;
using Firebase.AI;

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a Gemini model that supports image output
var model = FirebaseAI.GetInstance(FirebaseAI.Backend.GoogleAI()).GetGenerativeModel(
  modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation",
  // Configure the model to respond with text and images
  generationConfig: new GenerationConfig(
    responseModalities: new[] { ResponseModality.Text, ResponseModality.Image })
);

// Prepare an image for the model to edit
var imageFile = System.IO.File.ReadAllBytes(System.IO.Path.Combine(
  UnityEngine.Application.streamingAssetsPath, "scones.jpg"));
var image = ModelContent.InlineData("image/jpeg", imageFile);

// Provide an initial text prompt instructing the model to edit the image
var prompt = ModelContent.Text("Edit this image to make it look like a cartoon.");

// Initialize the chat
var chat = model.StartChat();

// To generate an initial response, send a user message with the image and text prompt
var response = await chat.SendMessageAsync(new [] { prompt, image });

// Inspect the returned image
var imageParts = response.Candidates.First().Content.Parts
                         .OfType<ModelContent.InlineDataPart>()
                         .Where(part => part.MimeType == "image/png");
// Load the image into a Unity Texture2D object
UnityEngine.Texture2D texture2D = new(2, 2);
if (texture2D.LoadImage(imageParts.First().Data.ToArray())) {
  // Do something with the image
}

// Follow up requests do not need to specify the image again
var followUpResponse = await chat.SendMessageAsync("But make it old-school line drawing style");

// Inspect the returned image
var followUpImageParts = followUpResponse.Candidates.First().Content.Parts
                         .OfType<ModelContent.InlineDataPart>()
                         .Where(part => part.MimeType == "image/png");
// Load the image into a Unity Texture2D object
UnityEngine.Texture2D followUpTexture2D = new(2, 2);
if (followUpTexture2D.LoadImage(followUpImageParts.First().Data.ToArray())) {
  // Do something with the image
}

Learn how to choose a model appropriate for your use case and app.

Stream the response

You can achieve faster interactions by not waiting for the entire result from the model generation, and instead use streaming to handle partial results. To stream the response, call sendMessageStream().

View example: Stream chat responses

Swift

You can call startChat() and sendMessageStream() to stream responses from the model:


import FirebaseAI

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
let ai = FirebaseAI.firebaseAI(backend: .googleAI())

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
let model = ai.generativeModel(modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash")


// Optionally specify existing chat history
let history = [
  ModelContent(role: "user", parts: "Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house."),
  ModelContent(role: "model", parts: "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?"),
]

// Initialize the chat with optional chat history
let chat = model.startChat(history: history)

// To stream generated text output, call sendMessageStream and pass in the message
let contentStream = try chat.sendMessageStream("How many paws are in my house?")
for try await chunk in contentStream {
  if let text = chunk.text {
    print(text)
  }
}

Kotlin

You can call startChat() and sendMessageStream() to stream responses from the model:

^{For Kotlin, the methods in this SDK are suspend functions and need to be called
from a Coroutine scope.}


// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
val model = Firebase.ai(backend = GenerativeBackend.googleAI())
                        .generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash")


// Initialize the chat
val chat = generativeModel.startChat(
  history = listOf(
    content(role = "user") { text("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house.") },
    content(role = "model") { text("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?") }
  )
)

chat.sendMessageStream("How many paws are in my house?").collect { chunk ->
  print(chunk.text)
}

Java

You can call startChat() and sendMessageStream() to stream responses from the model:

^{For Java, the streaming methods in this SDK return a
Publisher type from the Reactive Streams library.}


// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
GenerativeModel ai = FirebaseAI.getInstance(GenerativeBackend.googleAI())
        .generativeModel("gemini-2.0-flash");

// Use the GenerativeModelFutures Java compatibility layer which offers
// support for ListenableFuture and Publisher APIs
GenerativeModelFutures model = GenerativeModelFutures.from(ai);


// (optional) Create previous chat history for context
Content.Builder userContentBuilder = new Content.Builder();
userContentBuilder.setRole("user");
userContentBuilder.addText("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house.");
Content userContent = userContentBuilder.build();

Content.Builder modelContentBuilder = new Content.Builder();
modelContentBuilder.setRole("model");
modelContentBuilder.addText("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?");
Content modelContent = userContentBuilder.build();

List<Content> history = Arrays.asList(userContent, modelContent);

// Initialize the chat
ChatFutures chat = model.startChat(history);

// Create a new user message
Content.Builder messageBuilder = new Content.Builder();
messageBuilder.setRole("user");
messageBuilder.addText("How many paws are in my house?");

Content message = messageBuilder.build();

// Send the message
Publisher<GenerateContentResponse> streamingResponse =
        chat.sendMessageStream(message);

final String[] fullResponse = {""};

streamingResponse.subscribe(new Subscriber<GenerateContentResponse>() {
    @Override
    public void onNext(GenerateContentResponse generateContentResponse) {
        String chunk = generateContentResponse.getText();
            fullResponse[0] += chunk;
    }

    @Override
    public void onComplete() {
        System.out.println(fullResponse[0]);
    }

    // ... other methods omitted for brevity
});

Web

You can call startChat() and sendMessageStream() to stream responses from the model:


import { initializeApp } from "firebase/app";
import { getAI, getGenerativeModel, GoogleAIBackend } from "firebase/ai";

// TODO(developer) Replace the following with your app's Firebase configuration
// See: https://firebase.google.com/docs/web/learn-more#config-object
const firebaseConfig = {
  // ...
};

// Initialize FirebaseApp
const firebaseApp = initializeApp(firebaseConfig);

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
const ai = getAI(firebaseApp, { backend: new GoogleAIBackend() });

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
const model = getGenerativeModel(ai, { model: "gemini-2.0-flash" });


async function run() {
  const chat = model.startChat({
    history: [
      {
        role: "user",
        parts: [{ text: "Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house." }],
      },
      {
        role: "model",
        parts: [{ text: "Great to meet you. What would you like to know?" }],
      },
    ],
    generationConfig: {
      maxOutputTokens: 100,
    },
  });

  const msg = "How many paws are in my house?";
  const result = await chat.sendMessageStream(msg);

  let text = '';
  for await (const chunk of result.stream) {
    const chunkText = chunk.text();
    console.log(chunkText);
    text += chunkText;
  }
}

run();

Dart

You can call startChat() and sendMessageStream() to stream responses from the model:


import 'package:firebase_ai/firebase_ai.dart';
import 'package:firebase_core/firebase_core.dart';
import 'firebase_options.dart';

// Initialize FirebaseApp
await Firebase.initializeApp(
  options: DefaultFirebaseOptions.currentPlatform,
);

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
final model =
      FirebaseAI.googleAI().generativeModel(model: 'gemini-2.0-flash');


final chat = model.startChat();
// Provide a prompt that contains text
final prompt = [Content.text('Write a story about a magic backpack.')];

final response = await chat.sendMessageStream(prompt);
await for (final chunk in response) {
  print(chunk.text);
}

Unity

You can call StartChat() and SendMessageStreamAsync() to stream responses from the model:


using Firebase;
using Firebase.AI;

// Initialize the Gemini Developer API backend service
var ai = FirebaseAI.GetInstance(FirebaseAI.Backend.GoogleAI());

// Create a `GenerativeModel` instance with a model that supports your use case
var model = ai.GetGenerativeModel(modelName: "gemini-2.0-flash");


// Optionally specify existing chat history
var history = new [] {
  ModelContent.Text("Hello, I have 2 dogs in my house."),
  new ModelContent("model", new ModelContent.TextPart("Great to meet you. What would you like to know?")),
};

// Initialize the chat with optional chat history
var chat = model.StartChat(history);

// To stream generated text output, call SendMessageStreamAsync and pass in the message
var responseStream = chat.SendMessageStreamAsync("How many paws are in my house?");
await foreach (var response in responseStream) {
  if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(response.Text)) {
    UnityEngine.Debug.Log(response.Text);
  }
}

What else can you do?

Learn how to count tokens before sending long prompts to the model.
Set up Cloud Storage for Firebase so that you can include large files in your multimodal requests and have a more managed solution for providing files in prompts. Files can include images, PDFs, video, and audio.
Start thinking about preparing for production (see the production checklist), including:
- Setting up Firebase App Check to protect the Gemini API from abuse by unauthorized clients.
- Integrating Firebase Remote Config to update values in your app (like model name) without releasing a new app version.

Try out other capabilities

Generate text from text-only prompts.
Generate text by prompting with various file types, like images, PDFs, video, and audio.
Generate structured output (like JSON) from both text and multimodal prompts.
Generate images from text prompts (Gemini or Imagen).
Use function calling to connect generative models to external systems and information.

Learn how to control content generation

Understand prompt design, including best practices, strategies, and example prompts.
Configure model parameters like temperature and maximum output tokens (for Gemini) or aspect ratio and person generation (for Imagen).
Use safety settings to adjust the likelihood of getting responses that may be considered harmful.

You can also experiment with prompts and model configurations and even get a generated code snippet using Google AI Studio.

Learn more about the supported models

Learn about the models available for various use cases and their quotas and pricing.

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Build multi-turn conversations (chat) using the Gemini API Stay organized with collections Save and categorize content based on your preferences.

Before you begin

Build a text-only chat experience

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Kotlin

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Dart

Unity

Iterate and edit images using multi-turn chat

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Kotlin

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Dart

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Stream the response

View example: Stream chat responses

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Kotlin

Java

Web

Dart

Unity

What else can you do?

Try out other capabilities

Learn how to control content generation

Learn more about the supported models

Build multi-turn conversations (chat) using the Gemini API
Stay organized with collections Save and categorize content based on your preferences.