Google Gemini Integration

Capabilities:
- Fast responses
- Excellent reasoning
- Good for most use cases
- Strong cost/quality balance

Cost: ~$0.0005 per 1K tokens
Speed: < 2 seconds response time
Best For: General customer service, lead generation

Capabilities:
- All Gemini Pro features
- Plus image understanding
- Analyze documents and images
- Process receipts, IDs, etc.

Cost: ~$0.001 per 1K input tokens
Speed: 2-3 seconds
Best For: Document processing, verification tasks

Example Format:
AIzaSyDXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Conservative: 0.3-0.5
Balanced: 0.7 (default)
Creative: 1.0-1.5

0.8 = More focused
0.95 = More diverse
Default: 0.95

1 = Most likely token
40 = More diversity
Default: 40

OpenAI GPT-3.5:
1000 calls × 500 tokens × $0.0000005 = $0.25/month

Google Gemini:
1000 calls × 500 tokens × $0.0000005 = $0.25/month

Savings: Similar cost, but Gemini is slightly faster

Image Analysis:
Per call: ~$0.01 (with image)
Text-only: ~$0.0005

Best For:
- Document scanning
- Receipt processing
- Identity verification
- Limited use cases (cost matters)

Supported Inputs:
- JPEG images
- PNG images
- GIF images
- PDF documents

Use Cases:
- Receipt analysis
- Document scanning
- Quality inspection
- ID verification

{
  "name": "lookup_customer",
  "description": "Find customer information",
  "parameters": {
    "type": "object",
    "properties": {
      "customer_id": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "The customer ID"
      }
    }
  }
}

Traditional: Wait for entire response (slower)
Streaming: Get tokens as they're generated (faster perceived speed)
Better for: Real-time interactions

High-volume calling (>1000/month):
→ Gemini Pro (same cost, faster)
→ Save response time costs

Bad: Long detailed instructions
Good: 1-2 sentence instructions
Savings: 40-50% fewer tokens

Technique        | Impact
-----------------|-------
Shorter KB       | 30-50%
Concise prompts  | 20-40%
Lower max_tokens | 10-30%

Combined: 50% reduction possible

- Average response time
- Success rate
- Token usage
- Cost per call
- Error rate

Perfect for: Customer service, lead generation, general conversations
Cost-effective and fast

Gemini Pro Vision costs more
Use for: Document verification, quality checks
Pair with Gemini Pro for regular calls

Weekly Review:
- Sample 10-20 calls
- Check response accuracy
- Verify tone and style
- Look for errors
- Adjust prompts if needed

1. Create test agent with Gemini
2. Make 20 test calls
3. Compare with other models
4. Measure quality and cost
5. Deploy if satisfied