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The Gemini Developer API provides global access to models, which means
your request will be handled by an available model anywhere in the global pool.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** This page is *not* about whether you as a developer or one of your end users in a region can access the Gemini Developer API. Learn more about the [available regions](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/available-regions) and any relevant [use restrictions](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms#use-restrictions) for the Gemini Developer API.   
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> This page is about you *explicitly specifying the **location for the model**
> that you're accessing in your requests* (for example, to meet data residency requirements). If this feature is important to you, then consider using the Agent Platform Gemini API (formerly Vertex AI) to access generative models instead.