diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/inference/gemini_text_classification.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/inference/gemini_text_classification.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e82f407374a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/examples/inference/gemini_text_classification.py
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+""" A sample pipeline using the RunInference API to classify text using an LLM.
+This pipeline creates a set of prompts and sends it to a Gemini service then
+returns the predictions from the classifier model. This example uses the
+gemini-2.0-flash-001 model.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import logging
+from collections.abc import Iterable
+
+import apache_beam as beam
+from apache_beam.ml.inference.base import PredictionResult
+from apache_beam.ml.inference.base import RunInference
+from apache_beam.ml.inference.gemini_inference import GeminiModelHandler
+from apache_beam.ml.inference.gemini_inference import generate_from_string
+from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import PipelineOptions
+from apache_beam.options.pipeline_options import SetupOptions
+from apache_beam.runners.runner import PipelineResult
+
+
+def parse_known_args(argv):
+  """Parses args for the workflow."""
+  parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+  parser.add_argument(
+      '--output',
+      dest='output',
+      type=str,
+      required=True,
+      help='Path to save output predictions.')
+  parser.add_argument(
+      '--api_key',
+      dest='api_key',
+      type=str,
+      required=False,
+      help='Gemini Developer API key.')
+  parser.add_argument(
+      '--cloud_project',
+      dest='project',
+      type=str,
+      required=False,
+      help='GCP Project')
+  parser.add_argument(
+      '--cloud_region',
+      dest='location',
+      type=str,
+      required=False,
+      help='GCP location for the Endpoint')
+  return parser.parse_known_args(argv)
+
+
+class PostProcessor(beam.DoFn):
+  def process(self, element: PredictionResult) -> Iterable[str]:
+    yield "Input: " + str(element.example) + " Output: " + str(
+        element.inference[1][0].content.parts[0].text)
+
+
+def run(
+    argv=None, save_main_session=True, test_pipeline=None) -> PipelineResult:
+  """
+  Args:
+    argv: Command line arguments defined for this example.
+    save_main_session: Used for internal testing.
+    test_pipeline: Used for internal testing.
+  """
+  known_args, pipeline_args = parse_known_args(argv)
+  pipeline_options = PipelineOptions(pipeline_args)
+  pipeline_options.view_as(SetupOptions).save_main_session = save_main_session
+  model_handler = GeminiModelHandler(
+      model_name='gemini-2.0-flash-001',
+      request_fn=generate_from_string,
+      api_key=known_args.api_key,
+      project=known_args.project,
+      location=known_args.location)
+
+  pipeline = test_pipeline
+  if not test_pipeline:
+    pipeline = beam.Pipeline(options=pipeline_options)
+
+  prompts = [
+      "What is 5+2?",
+      "Who is the protagonist of Lord of the Rings?",
+      "What is the air-speed velocity of a laden swallow?"
+  ]
+
+  read_prompts = pipeline | "Get prompt" >> beam.Create(prompts)
+  predictions = read_prompts | "RunInference" >> RunInference(model_handler)
+  processed = predictions | "PostProcess" >> beam.ParDo(PostProcessor())
+  _ = processed | "PrintOutput" >> beam.Map(print)
+  _ = processed | "WriteOutput" >> beam.io.WriteToText(
+      known_args.output, shard_name_template='', append_trailing_newlines=True)
+
+  result = pipeline.run()
+  result.wait_until_finish()
+  return result
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.INFO)
+  run()
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd1a7b0f7ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference.py
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import logging
+from collections.abc import Callable
+from collections.abc import Iterable
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+from typing import Any
+from typing import Optional
+
+from google import genai
+from google.genai import errors
+
+from apache_beam.ml.inference import utils
+from apache_beam.ml.inference.base import PredictionResult
+from apache_beam.ml.inference.base import RemoteModelHandler
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger("GeminiModelHandler")
+
+
+def _retry_on_appropriate_service_error(exception: Exception) -> bool:
+  """
+  Retry filter that returns True if a returned HTTP error code is 5xx or 429.
+  This is used to retry remote requests that fail, most notably 429
+  (throttling by the service)
+
+  Args:
+    exception: the returned exception encountered during the request/response
+      loop.
+
+  Returns:
+    boolean indication whether or not the exception is a ServerError (5xx) or
+      a 429 error.
+  """
+  if not isinstance(exception, errors.APIError):
+    return False
+  return exception.code == 429 or exception.code >= 500
+
+
+def generate_from_string(
+    model_name: str,
+    batch: Sequence[str],
+    model: genai.Client,
+    inference_args: dict[str, Any]):
+  return model.models.generate_content(
+      model=model_name, contents=batch, **inference_args)
+
+
+class GeminiModelHandler(RemoteModelHandler[Any, PredictionResult,
+                                            genai.Client]):
+  def __init__(
+      self,
+      model_name: str,
+      request_fn: Callable[[str, Sequence[Any], genai.Client, dict[str, Any]],
+                           Any],
+      api_key: Optional[str] = None,
+      project: Optional[str] = None,
+      location: Optional[str] = None,
+      *,
+      min_batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
+      max_batch_size: Optional[int] = None,
+      max_batch_duration_secs: Optional[int] = None,
+      **kwargs):
+    """Implementation of the ModelHandler interface for Google Gemini.
+    **NOTE:** This API and its implementation are under development and
+    do not provide backward compatibility guarantees.
+    Gemini can be accessed through either the Vertex AI API or the Gemini
+    Developer API, and this handler chooses which to connect to based upon
+    the arguments provided. As written, this model handler operates solely on
+    string input.
+
+    Args:
+      model_name: the Gemini model to send the request to
+      request_fn: the function to use to send the request. Should take the
+        model name and the parameters from request() and return the responses
+        from Gemini. The class will handle bundling the inputs and responses
+        together.
+      api_key: the Gemini Developer API key to use for the requests. Setting
+        this parameter sends requests for this job to the Gemini Developer API.
+        If this paramter is provided, do not set the project or location
+        parameters.
+      project: the GCP project to use for Vertex AI requests. Setting this
+        parameter routes requests to Vertex AI. If this paramter is provided,
+        location must also be provided and api_key should not be set.
+      location: the GCP project to use for Vertex AI requests. Setting this 
+        parameter routes requests to Vertex AI. If this paramter is provided,
+        project must also be provided and api_key should not be set.
+      min_batch_size: optional. the minimum batch size to use when batching
+        inputs.
+      max_batch_size: optional. the maximum batch size to use when batching
+        inputs.
+      max_batch_duration_secs: optional. the maximum amount of time to buffer 
+        a batch before emitting; used in streaming contexts.
+    """
+    self._batching_kwargs = {}
+    self._env_vars = kwargs.get('env_vars', {})
+    if min_batch_size is not None:
+      self._batching_kwargs["min_batch_size"] = min_batch_size
+    if max_batch_size is not None:
+      self._batching_kwargs["max_batch_size"] = max_batch_size
+    if max_batch_duration_secs is not None:
+      self._batching_kwargs["max_batch_duration_secs"] = max_batch_duration_secs
+
+    self.model_name = model_name
+    self.request_fn = request_fn
+
+    if api_key:
+      if project or location:
+        raise ValueError("project and location must be None if api_key is set")
+      self.api_key = api_key
+      self.use_vertex = False
+    else:
+      if project is None or location is None:
+        raise ValueError(
+            "project and location must both be provided if api_key is None")
+      self.project = project
+      self.location = location
+      self.use_vertex = True
+
+    super().__init__(
+        namespace='GeminiModelHandler',
+        retry_filter=_retry_on_appropriate_service_error,
+        **kwargs)
+
+  def create_client(self) -> genai.Client:
+    """Creates the GenAI client used to send requests. Creates a version for
+    the Vertex AI API or the Gemini Developer API based on the arguments
+    provided when the GeminiModelHandler class is instantiated.
+    """
+    if self.use_vertex:
+      return genai.Client(
+          vertexai=True, project=self.project, location=self.location)
+    return genai.Client(api_key=self.api_key)
+
+  def request(
+      self,
+      batch: Sequence[Any],
+      model: genai.Client,
+      inference_args: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None
+  ) -> Iterable[PredictionResult]:
+    """ Sends a prediction request to a Gemini service containing a batch
+    of inputs and matches that input with the prediction response from
+    the endpoint as an iterable of PredictionResults.
+
+    Args:
+      batch: a sequence of any values to be passed to the Gemini service.
+        Should be inputs accepted by the provided inference function.
+      model: a genai.Client object configured to access the desired service.
+      inference_args: any additional arguments to send as part of the
+        prediction request.
+
+    Returns:
+      An iterable of Predictions.
+    """
+    if inference_args is None:
+      inference_args = {}
+    responses = self.request_fn(self.model_name, batch, model, inference_args)
+    return utils._convert_to_result(batch, responses, self.model_name)
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference_it_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference_it_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d0cd9c236d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference_it_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+"""End-to-End test for Gemini Remote Inference"""
+
+import logging
+import unittest
+import uuid
+
+import pytest
+
+from apache_beam.io.filesystems import FileSystems
+from apache_beam.testing.test_pipeline import TestPipeline
+
+# pylint: disable=ungrouped-imports
+try:
+  from apache_beam.examples.inference import gemini_text_classification
+except ImportError as e:
+  raise unittest.SkipTest("Gemini model handler dependencies are not installed")
+
+_OUTPUT_DIR = "gs://apache-beam-ml/testing/outputs/gemini"
+_TEST_PROJECT = "apache-beam-testing"
+_TEST_REGION = "us-central1"
+
+
+class GeminiInference(unittest.TestCase):
+  @pytest.mark.gemini_postcommit
+  def test_gemini_text_classification(self):
+    output_file = '/'.join([_OUTPUT_DIR, str(uuid.uuid4()), 'output.txt'])
+
+    test_pipeline = TestPipeline(is_integration_test=True)
+    extra_opts = {
+        'output': output_file,
+        'cloud_project': _TEST_PROJECT,
+        'cloud_region': _TEST_REGION
+    }
+    gemini_text_classification.run(
+        test_pipeline.get_full_options_as_args(**extra_opts))
+    self.assertEqual(FileSystems().exists(output_file), True)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+  unittest.main()
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference_test.py b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bb6127a32872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_inference_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+# pytype: skip-file
+
+import unittest
+
+try:
+  from apache_beam.ml.inference.gemini_inference import _retry_on_appropriate_service_error
+  from apache_beam.ml.inference.gemini_inference import GeminiModelHandler
+  from apache_beam.ml.inference.gemini_inference import generate_from_string
+  from google.genai import errors
+except ImportError:
+  raise unittest.SkipTest('Gemini dependencies are not installed')
+
+
+class RetryOnClientErrorTest(unittest.TestCase):
+  def test_retry_on_client_error_positive(self):
+    e = errors.APIError(code=429, response_json={})
+    self.assertTrue(_retry_on_appropriate_service_error(e))
+
+  def test_retry_on_client_error_negative(self):
+    e = errors.APIError(code=404, response_json={})
+    self.assertFalse(_retry_on_appropriate_service_error(e))
+
+  def test_retry_on_server_error(self):
+    e = errors.APIError(code=501, response_json={})
+    self.assertTrue(_retry_on_appropriate_service_error(e))
+
+
+class ModelHandlerArgConditions(unittest.TestCase):
+  def test_all_params_set(self):
+    self.assertRaises(
+        ValueError,
+        GeminiModelHandler,
+        model_name="gemini-model-123",
+        request_fn=generate_from_string,
+        api_key="123456789",
+        project="testproject",
+        location="us-central1",
+    )
+
+  def test_missing_vertex_location_param(self):
+    self.assertRaises(
+        ValueError,
+        GeminiModelHandler,
+        model_name="gemini-model-123",
+        request_fn=generate_from_string,
+        project="testproject",
+    )
+
+  def test_missing_vertex_project_param(self):
+    self.assertRaises(
+        ValueError,
+        GeminiModelHandler,
+        model_name="gemini-model-123",
+        request_fn=generate_from_string,
+        location="us-central1",
+    )
+
+  def test_missing_all_params(self):
+    self.assertRaises(
+        ValueError,
+        GeminiModelHandler,
+        model_name="gemini-model-123",
+        request_fn=generate_from_string,
+    )
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  unittest.main()
diff --git a/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_tests_requirements.txt b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_tests_requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..722ed40777b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_tests_requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+# contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+# this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+# The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+# (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+# the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+google-genai>=1.16.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdks/python/pytest.ini b/sdks/python/pytest.ini
index b62a44aa25e7..2b53441927d9 100644
--- a/sdks/python/pytest.ini
+++ b/sdks/python/pytest.ini
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ markers =
     uses_testcontainer: tests that use testcontainers.
     uses_mock_api: tests that uses the mock API cluster.
     uses_feast: tests that uses feast in some way
+    gemini_postcommit: gemini postcommits that need additional deps.
 
 # Default timeout intended for unit tests.
 # If certain tests need a different value, please see the docs on how to
diff --git a/sdks/python/test-suites/dataflow/common.gradle b/sdks/python/test-suites/dataflow/common.gradle
index f1f7158165cd..c18b12654f78 100644
--- a/sdks/python/test-suites/dataflow/common.gradle
+++ b/sdks/python/test-suites/dataflow/common.gradle
@@ -509,6 +509,33 @@ task vertexAIInferenceTest {
     }
 }
 
+// Vertex AI RunInference IT tests
+task geminiInferenceTest {
+  dependsOn 'initializeForDataflowJob'
+  dependsOn ':sdks:python:sdist'
+  def requirementsFile = "${rootDir}/sdks/python/apache_beam/ml/inference/gemini_tests_requirements.txt"
+  doFirst {
+      exec {
+        executable 'sh'
+        args '-c', ". ${envdir}/bin/activate && pip install -r $requirementsFile"
+      }
+    }
+  doLast {
+      def testOpts = basicTestOpts
+      def argMap = [
+          "test_opts": testOpts,
+          "suite": "GeminiTests-df-py${pythonVersionSuffix}",
+          "collect": "gemini_postcommit" ,
+          "runner": "TestDataflowRunner",
+          "requirements_file": "$requirementsFile"
+      ]
+      def cmdArgs = mapToArgString(argMap)
+      exec {
+        executable 'sh'
+        args '-c', ". ${envdir}/bin/activate && ${runScriptsDir}/run_integration_test.sh $cmdArgs"
+      }
+    }
+}
 
 task installTFTRequirements {
   dependsOn 'initializeForDataflowJob'
@@ -576,6 +603,7 @@ project.tasks.register("inferencePostCommitIT") {
   // model is fixed.
   // 'tensorRTtests',
   'vertexAIInferenceTest',
+  'geminiInferenceTest',
   'mockAPITests',
   ]
 }