One prompt can now drive more of your work More support for defending infrastructure and open source See Claude’s rules updated for newer risks GPT-6 Intelligent UI makes conversations visual and interactive Claude Haiku 5.5 delivers low-cost, high-performance AI Create visual, interactive answers from a simple chat Run high-volume tasks with a cheaper fast model Share new mathematical results on GitHub to accelerate research Easier access to advanced Claude models for security work Run image, audio, and video search on-device with one model Atlassian integration makes company knowledge easier to use Decisions beta speeds up typed answers from text and images Anthropic expands safer access to advanced cyber features Enable text watermarking via API for EU compliance Claude training becomes easier for enterprise teams Anthropic invests in workforce training for enterprise adoption Enterprise adoption and training get easier Google's Gemini 4 Argon makes heavy tasks easier to offload Gemini 4 Argon is built for long professional tasks Use Astra-level performance affordably in daily work One prompt can now drive more of your work More support for defending infrastructure and open source See Claude’s rules updated for newer risks GPT-6 Intelligent UI makes conversations visual and interactive Claude Haiku 5.5 delivers low-cost, high-performance AI Create visual, interactive answers from a simple chat Run high-volume tasks with a cheaper fast model Share new mathematical results on GitHub to accelerate research Easier access to advanced Claude models for security work Run image, audio, and video search on-device with one model Atlassian integration makes company knowledge easier to use Decisions beta speeds up typed answers from text and images Anthropic expands safer access to advanced cyber features Enable text watermarking via API for EU compliance Claude training becomes easier for enterprise teams Anthropic invests in workforce training for enterprise adoption Enterprise adoption and training get easier Google's Gemini 4 Argon makes heavy tasks easier to offload Gemini 4 Argon is built for long professional tasks Use Astra-level performance affordably in daily work

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Gemini API Adds Multimodal Function Calls with Image Support

AI can handle tool results including images directly, streamlining agent development.

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Key Points

1Supports mixed image and text function results
2Processes screenshots and other visuals
3Available in gemini-3-flash-preview
4Python usage guide released

Gemini Interactions API now supports multimodal function calls, letting tools return images alongside text. Gemini processes visual data, empowering agents to handle visual tasks more effectively.

Key point

Gemini Interactions API now supports multimodal function calls, letting tools return images alongside text. Gemini processes visual data, empowering agents to handle visual tasks more effectively.

Impact

AI can handle tool results including images directly, streamlining agent development. Key checks: Supports mixed image and text function results / Processes screenshots and other visuals / Available in gemini-3-flash-preview.