Vertex AI Agent Engine GA with Billing Starting March 4, 2025
Action Required
Users will now be subject to billing for Vertex AI Agent Engine usage, and must migrate from deprecated Imagen generation endpoints to avoid service disruption.
AI Impact Summary
Google is announcing the General Availability (GA) of Vertex AI Agent Engine, formerly known as LangChain on Vertex AI, with billing starting March 4, 2025. This represents a significant step in the evolution of the platform, offering a fully supported and scalable solution for building AI agents. Users should proactively monitor their usage and costs as billing begins, and consider migrating from the deprecated Imagen generation endpoints before June 30, 2026, to avoid service disruption.
Affected Systems
- Date
- Date not specified
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high