GitLab and Vertex AI on Google Cloud: Advancing agentic development
Apr 14, 2026Regnard Raquedan

Summary
This post details the integration of GitLab Duo Agent Platform with Google Cloud's Vertex AI. It highlights how Vertex AI powers the model tier for agent calls, enabling more capable and governed agentic workflows at enterprise scale. The integration leverages Vertex AI's model breadth and managed infrastructure for advanced reasoning, tool use, and long-context understanding. It also emphasizes the BYOM option and how this integration keeps inference usage within existing Google Cloud agreements and controls, streamlining developer productivity and enterprise governance.