The document establishes that Gemini 3.1 Pro is distributed across multiple channels including the Gemini App, Vertex AI, Google AI Studio, Gemini API, Google Antigravity, Gemini Enterprise, and NotebookLM, with applicable terms of service varying by channel.
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This provision establishes that the contractual terms governing Gemini 3.1 Pro use differ depending on the access channel, meaning that enterprise deployers on Vertex AI operate under Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service while API and AI Studio users operate under the Gemini API Additional Terms of Service. Compliance teams must identify their specific access channel to determine the applicable contractual framework.
Under this structure, the terms governing a user's or deployer's access to Gemini 3.1 Pro depend on which distribution channel they use, and the applicable terms of service are not reproduced in this model card. Deployers accessing the model through multiple channels may be subject to different contractual terms for each channel.
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Compare across platforms →"Our models are available to downstream providers via an application program interface (API) and subject to relevant terms of use. There is no required hardware or software to use the model. For AI Studio and Gemini API, see the Gemini API Additional Terms of Service; for Vertex AI, see Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service.Excerpt from Google Gemini's Gemini 3.1 Pro Model Card
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This provision establishes that the contractual terms governing Gemini 3.1 Pro use differ depending on the access channel, meaning that enterprise deployers on Vertex AI operate under Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service while API and AI Studio users operate under the Gemini API Additional Terms of Service. Compliance teams must identify their specific access channel to determine the applicable …
Under this structure, the terms governing a user's or deployer's access to Gemini 3.1 Pro depend on which distribution channel they use, and the applicable terms of service are not reproduced in this model card. Deployers accessing the model through multiple channels may be subject to different contractual terms for each channel.
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