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Generative AI Leader · Domain 1: Fundamentals of gen AI · 30% of the exam

Task 1.4: Identify the use cases and strengths of Google's foundation models.

When Gemini, Gemma, Gemini's image models (the guide still lists Imagen) and Veo are the right choice, and what sets each one apart.

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  • Gemini, Gemma, Gemini image models and Veo: which model for which job

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Try each one before opening the answer. Every option is explained, with the Google Cloud documentation page that proves it.

Question 1 · choose 1

A hospital group wants a capable language model that runs entirely inside its own environment, whose weights it can inspect and customize, with no calls to an external model API. Which Google model family fits?

  1. AGemini, called through Agent Platform
  2. BVeo
  3. CGemini Nano Banana image models
  4. DGemma
Show the answer and why
  • AGemini, called through Agent Platform

    Incorrect

    Gemini is offered as a managed model through an API; the hospital would not host its weights in its own environment.

  • BVeo

    Incorrect

    Veo is not a language model for the hospital's text tasks.

  • CGemini Nano Banana image models

    Incorrect

    Gemini's image models generate and edit images and are offered as managed models, not as open weights to run in-house.

  • DGemma

    Correct

    Gemma models are Google's open models: you can download them, deploy them on your own infrastructure or endpoints, and tune them for your use case.

Open weights, self-hosting and full customization point to Gemma; managed access with no infrastructure to run points to Gemini.

Question 2 · choose 1

A furniture brand wants short, realistic video clips of its sofas in different living rooms, created from a text description and a product photo, for social media ads. Which Google model is built for this?

  1. AGemma
  2. BVeo
  3. CGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image
  4. DGemini Embedding
Show the answer and why
  • AGemma

    Incorrect

    Gemma models are open models for tasks such as text generation, coding and reasoning; they do not generate video.

  • BVeo

    Correct

    Veo generates video from text prompts and from images, including a first frame image, which matches clips built from a description and a product photo.

  • CGemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image

    Incorrect

    Gemini's image models create still images; the brand needs moving video clips.

  • DGemini Embedding

    Incorrect

    Embedding models turn content into vectors for search and similarity; they do not generate any media.

Video generation from text or images is Veo's job; match the output modality first when choosing among Google's models.

Question 3 · choose 1

A retailer wants designers to generate a product image, then refine it over several turns ("make the background white", "now add a second mug") while the product keeps the same look. Which Google model fits?

  1. AVeo 3.1
  2. BThe Cloud Vision API for image analysis
  3. CNano Banana 2, a Gemini image model
  4. DGemma 3, an open multimodal model
Show the answer and why
  • AVeo 3.1

    Incorrect

    Veo is not built for refining still images over several turns.

  • BThe Cloud Vision API for image analysis

    Incorrect

    The Vision API analyzes existing images; it does not create or edit them.

  • CNano Banana 2, a Gemini image model

    Correct

    Gemini's image generation models support conversational, multi-turn editing and character consistency across images, which is the workflow described.

  • DGemma 3, an open multimodal model

    Incorrect

    Gemma 3 accepts text and image input but produces text; it does not generate images.

Image generation and conversational editing belong to Gemini's image models; analysis-only APIs and text-output models do not produce images.

Question 4 · choose 1

A media company wants to ask questions about hour-long recorded interviews together with the related transcripts and press releases, and get answers that combine all of them. Which Google model family fits?

  1. AVeo
  2. BGemma 2
  3. CGemini
  4. DGemini Embedding
Show the answer and why
  • AVeo

    Incorrect

    Veo does not answer questions about existing footage.

  • BGemma 2

    Incorrect

    Gemma 2 is an open text model for generation, summarization and extraction; it cannot take in the recorded video.

  • CGemini

    Correct

    Gemini models are multimodal: they understand text, images, audio and video in the same request and reason across them, with large context windows for long inputs.

  • DGemini Embedding

    Incorrect

    Embedding models produce vectors for search; they do not answer questions about interviews.

Understanding several modalities at once, at length, is Gemini's strength; Veo generates media rather than understanding it.

Question 5 · choose 1

A developer is building a field-guide app that must run an open model on low-resource phones, with text, image and audio input, and work offline. Which Google model is designed for this?

  1. AGemma 3n
  2. BGemini 2.5 Pro
  3. CVeo 3.1
  4. DGemma 2
Show the answer and why
  • AGemma 3n

    Correct

    Gemma 3n is an open model designed for efficient execution on low-resource devices, with multimodal input including text, image, video and audio.

  • BGemini 2.5 Pro

    Incorrect

    Gemini 2.5 Pro is a high-capability managed model reached through an API; it does not run offline on a phone.

  • CVeo 3.1

    Incorrect

    Veo generates video; it is not a small on-device model for an app.

  • DGemma 2

    Incorrect

    Gemma 2 is an open text model; it lacks the image and audio input the app needs and is not tuned for low-resource devices.

Within the open Gemma family, variants differ: Gemma 3n targets phones and other low-resource devices.

Question 6 · choose 1

A private equity firm wants a model to run long, multi-step written analyses of complex deal documents. Analysts are happy to wait for each answer, and answer quality matters far more than speed or price. Which Gemini option fits?

  1. AThe Flash-Lite model, built for low cost at high volume
  2. BThe Gemini Live model, built for real-time voice interaction
  3. CThe Gemini Embedding model, built for semantic search
  4. DThe frontier Gemini model, built for deep multi-step work
Show the answer and why
  • AThe Flash-Lite model, built for low cost at high volume

    Incorrect

    Flash-Lite is Google's most cost-efficient model, optimized for high-volume, cost-sensitive, low-latency traffic; the firm has said quality matters more than cost or speed.

  • BThe Gemini Live model, built for real-time voice interaction

    Incorrect

    Live models are optimized for live voice interactions; the firm needs written analyses of documents, and its analysts do not need instant replies.

  • CThe Gemini Embedding model, built for semantic search

    Incorrect

    Embedding models turn content into vectors so related passages can be found; they do not write the multi-step analysis itself.

  • DThe frontier Gemini model, built for deep multi-step work

    Correct

    Google's frontier Gemini model is described as excelling at deep work in complex real-world tasks such as finance and legal, with multi-step reasoning.

Gemini comes in tiers and specialized models. When the hardest reasoning is what the task demands and the business accepts more cost and latency for it, the frontier model is the fit; the other options are built for other jobs.

Question 7 · choose 1

A publisher wants readers to find articles similar in meaning to one they are reading, even when the wording differs. Its developers first need to turn each article into a numerical representation of its meaning for similarity search. Which option produces those representations?

  1. AA Gemini embedding model, which turns text into vectors
  2. BVector Search, which finds the nearest stored vectors
  3. CA Gemini text model, prompted to tag articles with keywords
  4. DCloud Natural Language API, which extracts entities
Show the answer and why
  • AA Gemini embedding model, which turns text into vectors

    Correct

    Embedding models produce numerical vectors that capture meaning, so semantically similar content ends up close together and can be found with vector search.

  • BVector Search, which finds the nearest stored vectors

    Incorrect

    Vector Search indexes and searches vectors very fast, but the embeddings have to be prepared first with a model; it is the next step, not this one.

  • CA Gemini text model, prompted to tag articles with keywords

    Incorrect

    Keyword tags are text, not numerical representations of meaning, and two articles that say the same thing in different words can get different tags.

  • DCloud Natural Language API, which extracts entities

    Incorrect

    Entity extraction lists the people, places and things a text names; it does not turn a whole article into a vector that captures its meaning.

Similarity search runs on embeddings: an embedding model turns content into vectors, then a service such as Vector Search finds the nearest ones.

Question 8 · choose 1

A bank wants a voice assistant that listens and talks with customers in real time, with natural, low-latency speech and the ability to be interrupted. Which Google model option is built for this?

  1. AA Gemini model served through the Gemini Live API
  2. BA Gemini TTS model that turns replies into expressive speech
  3. CCloud Speech-to-Text feeding a Gemini text model
  4. DGemma 3n, an open model that accepts audio input
Show the answer and why
  • AA Gemini model served through the Gemini Live API

    Correct

    Gemini Live models are designed for real-time, bidirectional streaming with low-latency built-in audio for natural conversations.

  • BA Gemini TTS model that turns replies into expressive speech

    Incorrect

    Text-to-speech models produce high-quality voice output, but only in one direction; they do not listen to the customer or hold a live conversation.

  • CCloud Speech-to-Text feeding a Gemini text model

    Incorrect

    Speech-to-Text turns the customer's speech into text and the model replies in text; nothing in this pair speaks back in real time.

  • DGemma 3n, an open model that accepts audio input

    Incorrect

    Gemma 3n takes audio as input but produces text output, so it cannot talk with customers on its own.

Real-time voice conversations need a model built for live, two-way streaming audio, which is what the Live API offers. Models that only listen or only speak cover half of the conversation.

Question 9 · choose 1

A social platform wants to check user posts and images against its own safety policies using an open model that it can host and adapt itself. Which member of Google's Gemma family is built for this?

  1. AGemma 2
  2. BPaliGemma
  3. CShieldGemma 2
  4. DGemma 3n
Show the answer and why
  • AGemma 2

    Incorrect

    Gemma 2 is a general open text model; it is not tuned to judge text and images against safety policies.

  • BPaliGemma

    Incorrect

    PaliGemma is not tuned to judge content against safety policies.

  • CShieldGemma 2

    Correct

    ShieldGemma 2 is an instruction-tuned Gemma model for evaluating the safety of text and images against defined policies, and as an open model it can be self-hosted.

  • DGemma 3n

    Incorrect

    Gemma 3n is designed for efficient execution on low-resource devices; it is not tuned to judge content against safety policies.

The Gemma family includes specialized variants; knowing which one targets which job saves building a classifier from scratch.

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