Gemini API Computer Use tool is now generally available
Sorted AI1 NovGoogle's Gemini API release notes for 30 October say the Computer Use tool, which lets an agent operate software through its screen, is now generally available across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs. Google first launched a Computer Use preview in October 2025, and a June 2026 preview update added built-in browser, mobile and desktop environments, configurable safety policies and prompt injection detection. Google's Computer Use docs list Gemini 4 Argon, Gemini 3.8 Flash, Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite and Gemini 3 Flash Preview as supported models, and your own code still has to carry out each click and keystroke the model returns. The one-line release note says nothing about pricing.
Why it matters: If your team still copies data between portals that have no API, such as supplier or government sites, a generally available tool makes a browser agent easier to justify for production. Start with one read-only task in a sandboxed browser and keep a person approving anything that pays, sends or submits.
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