Vertex AI implements Google Cloud security controls to help secure your models and training data.
The following table lists the security controls available for Generative AI features:
| Data residency (at rest) | Customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) | VPC Service Controls (VPC-SC) | Access Transparency (AXT) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3 Flash | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Context caching | ||||
| Gemini 3 Pro | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Context caching | ||||
| Gemini 3 Pro Image | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Gemini 2.5 Pro | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Context caching | ||||
| RAG Engine | ||||
| Grounding with Google Search and Grounding with Google Maps | ||||
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Image | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Context caching | ||||
| RAG Engine | ||||
| Grounding with Google Search and Grounding with Google Maps | ||||
| Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Context caching | ||||
| RAG Engine | ||||
| Grounding with Google Search and Grounding with Google Maps | ||||
| Gemini 2.5 Flash with Gemini Live API native audio | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Gemini 2.0 Flash with Live API | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Gemini 2.0 Flash | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Context caching | ||||
| RAG Engine | ||||
| Grounding with Google Search and Grounding with Google Maps | ||||
| Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| RAG Engine | ||||
| Context caching | ||||
| Grounding with Google Search and Grounding with Google Maps | ||||
| Embeddings for Multimodal | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Embeddings for Text | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Batch prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| RAG Engine | ||||
| Imagen for Image Generation | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
| Tuning | ||||
| Veo for Video Generation | ||||
| Online prediction | ||||
What's next
- Learn more about data residency by expanding General Service Terms and reading Data Location.
- Learn more about Vertex AI security controls.