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Google Gemini in Home Assistant

google_generative_ai_conversation part of Home Assistant since 2023.6

Cloud, polling Set up in the user interface

Google Gemini is an official Home Assistant integration for AI, Speech-to-text, Text-to-speech and Voice. Works through the manufacturer’s cloud and asks for changes at regular intervals – it depends on the internet connection and the service.

Facts about this integration

Compatible with Home Assistant
yes, official integration
Connection
Cloud, polling – Works through the manufacturer’s cloud and asks for changes at regular intervals – it depends on the internet connection and the service.
Setup
in the user interface
Kind
Online service
Installations
33,868 (5.0 % of the installations that share statistics)
Categories
AI, Speech-to-text, Text-to-speech, Voice
Provides
Conversation agent, Diagnostics, Speech-to-text, Text-to-speech
Maintained by
@tronikos, @ivanlh
Python packages
google-genai==2.16.0

Setup

  1. In Home Assistant open Settings → Devices & services.
  2. Click "Add integration" and search for Google Gemini.
  3. Follow the dialog – it asks for everything the integration needs.

Add to my Home Assistant

The link goes through my.home-assistant.io and opens the setup dialog in your own instance – no address of ours is involved.

Blueprints that use this integration

  • Automation AI Package Detector ♥ 3 · Import · Forum

All blueprints for it

Known issues and fixes

5 open issues and 12 bug fixes in the last twelve months are recorded for Google Gemini in the Home Assistant issue tracker. If something does not work, update first: the most recent fix shipped with Home Assistant 2026.9.0.

Open

  • open Reported problem #151267 since August 27, 2025 · 24 reactions · 18 comments · #151267
  • open Reported problem #180388 since August 27, 2026 · 1 reaction · 1 comment · #180388
  • open Reported problem #180386 since August 27, 2026 · 1 reaction · 1 comment · #180386
  • open Reported problem #180145 since August 25, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #180145
  • open Reported problem #168925 since April 23, 2026 · 0 reactions · 1 comment · #168925

Fixed

Source: the issue tracker of Home Assistant, as of September 14, 2026. The sentences are written by a language model from the titles of the issues; the reports themselves are on GitHub.

Check a specific device for known problems in the product check →

Source of this entry: the official documentation of the integration

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