A Databricks, a data and AI company, today announced a new strategic product partnership with Google Cloud to make the latest Gemini models available as native products on the data intelligence platform Databricks. This partnership empowers organizations to create, deploy, and scale AI agents using Google Gemini’s advanced capabilities directly on their corporate data—with unified security and governance—within their Databricks environment.
As companies seek to extract value from their proprietary data with AI, they need solutions that offer accuracy, security, and compliance without operational complexity. Many current AI deployments force organizations to move data between systems or manage fragmented controls. Databricks and Google Cloud have partnered since 2021 to deliver data at scale on Google Cloud. The expanded partnership addresses these challenges by combining Databricks’ unified data and AI platform with Gemini’s leading models. This provides a seamless and secure way to build and manage AI solutions at scale on Databricks.
Google Gemini 2.5 represents a new milestone in AI reasoning and performance, excelling in complex, multi-step decision-making and natural language understanding. The latest Gemini models, including Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash, now achieve leading performance in key industry benchmarks. Databricks customers will also have access to the newly introduced ‘Deep Think’ mode for advanced reasoning and robust security protections. As native Databricks products, Gemini models will be accessible to customers directly through SQL queries and model endpoints, eliminating the need for data duplication or integration, creating an integrated experience. Customers can pay for Gemini usage through their Databricks contract.
“By using Google’s Gemini models directly on Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform, organizations can build and scale custom AI agents for their specific domains and data,” said Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks. “Gemini is advancing at an impressive pace, and it’s no surprise that businesses everywhere are recognizing the value of these models.”
“Our partnership with Databricks is another crucial step in helping all businesses transform with generative AI,” said Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud. “By providing Databricks customers with direct access to Gemini’s advanced capabilities, customers can more easily create and deploy sophisticated AI agents, automate complex data workflows, and uncover more predictive insights from their own data, accelerating innovation at scale.”
Partnership Highlights:
- Native Databricks integrations: Gemini models will be made available and billed as native products on Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform, enabling secure, direct use of corporate data without replication.
- Domain-specific AI agents: Organizations can now use Gemini models to develop AI agents capable of handling complex datasets and workflows, with support for advanced reasoning and large context windows.
- Unified governance: Databricks Unity Catalog ensures end-to-end governance and responsible AI use, supporting compliance with security, access, and ethical standards.
- Increased productivity: AI agents can use Gemini to automate business processes, generate insights from real-time data, and support decision-making with timely, contextualized responses.
With this partnership, Databricks and Google Cloud are making it easier than ever for organizations to unlock the full potential of their data using advanced, secure, and scalable AI solutions on Databricks.
