Llama 4 Maverick and Scout models are available in Model Garden with Model-as-a-Service API Service and self-hosted deployments

## Feature * Llama 4 Maverick and Scout models are available in [Model Garden](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/model-garden) with [Model-as-a-Service API Service](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/meta/model-garden/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct-maas) and [self-hosted deployments](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/meta/model-garden/llama4). * [HiDream-I1](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/hidream-ai/model-garden/hidream-i1), [Llama Guard 4](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/meta/model-garden/llama-guard), [Llama Prompt Guard 2](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/meta/model-garden/prompt-guard), and [Qwen3](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/publishers/qwen/model-garden/qwen3) are available in [Model Garden](https://console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/model-garden). ## Change * Additional materials are available for deploying a model in Model Garden by using the [Python SDK, gcloud CLI, or API](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/model-garden/use-models#deploy%5Fa%5Fmodel), which are available in [Preview](https://cloud.google.com/products#product-launch-stages): * [Developer blog: Introducing the new Vertex AI Model Garden CLI and SDK](https://www.googlecloudcommunity.com/gc/Community-Blogs/Introducing-the-new-Vertex-AI-Model-Garden-CLI-and-SDK/ba-p/888386) * [Deploy open models by using the SDK tutorial notebook](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/vertex-ai-samples/blob/main/notebooks/community/model%5Fgarden/model%5Fgarden%5Fdeployment%5Ftutorial.ipynb) * [Get started with Vertex AI Model Garden SDK notebook](https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/generative-ai/blob/main/open-models/get%5Fstarted%5Fwith%5Fmodel%5Fgarden%5Fsdk.ipynb)