can't ask for JSON data when using fine-tuned model

[hedihadi]

Description of the bug:

when i use gemini-1.5-flash or gemini-1.5-pro i have no problem asking for json return like so

model = genai.GenerativeModel("gemini-1.5-flash",system_instruction="you're a bot that answers questions by referencing Quran verses or Hadith or Quotes from notable islamic scholars.")

response_schema = """"
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "answers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "type": {
            "type": "string",
            "enum": [
              "quran",
              "hadith",
              "quote"
            ]
          },
          "text": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "chapter_number": {
            "type": "integer"
          },
          "verse_number": {
            "type": "string"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "type",
          "text"
        ]
      }
    },
    "conclusion": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "answers",
    "conclusion"
  ]
}
"""

response = model.generate_content(
    "my mom is sad, what should i do?",
   generation_config = {
  "temperature": 1,
  "max_output_tokens": 8192,
        'response_mime_type':"application/json",
        "response_schema":response_schema

}
)

this sometimes doesn't respect the response_schema structure, so i decided to fine-tune a model to get more predictable data. i did that and basically replaced the model name like so

model = genai.GenerativeModel("tunedModels/quranchat-q68kkpnh5aad",system_instruction="""
you're a bot that answers questions by referencing Quran verses or Hadith or Quotes from notable islamic scholars.
""")

also dealing with the oauth from this documentation https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/oauth as i'm now using a fine-tuned model.

but now, when i run the same code i get this error
400 Developer instruction is not enabled for tunedModels/quranchat-q68kkpnh5aad and after some horrendous hours trying to see what this means, i realized it's because i have system_instruction variable, so i deleted that and ended up with this code

model = genai.GenerativeModel("tunedModels/quranchat-q68kkpnh5aad")

and ran the file again, now i get this error
400 Json mode is not enabled for tunedModels/quranchat-q68kkpnh5aad
which this one is also happening because i have 'response_mime_type':"application/json" in my generation_config variable.

Actual vs expected behavior:

so i basically realized i can't use system instruction nor ask for json response when using fine-tuned data, is this a library restriction or gemini?

Any other information you'd like to share?

let me know if there's anything more i can share

[Gunand3043]

@hedihadi

For a tuned model, JSON mode is not supported, and also you cannot pass the system instruction.

Please refer the link for the current limitations of tuned model.

[MarkDaoust]

This is a valid feature request.

@Gunand3043, that's a good resource. Thanks for the link.

this sometimes doesn't respect the response_schema structure

That shouldn't be possible, it uses constrained decoding. Can you explain more? Is it just that it leaves out fields sometimes?

[aaryanbrahm]

Hey Guys, do we have any update on this feature, do we know if its being built or in the pipeline?
Would be great to know this.
Thanks