Google opens Gemini agents to Anthropic's Claude models

Google now lets developers use Anthropic models, starting with Claude 3.5 Sonnet, inside its Vertex AI Agent Builder for multi-step AI agents. At the same time, free and some paid consumer versions of Gemini will face new limits from October 9.

• Vertex AI Agent Builder now supports Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet
• Developers can mix Gemini and Claude within a single agent
• Free Gemini tiers get new restrictions starting October 9
• Google is one of Anthropic's largest investors