diff --git a/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md b/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
index 70e0cf2cf53..e4efb011621 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/firebase-ai/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 - [changed] Added `LiveAudioConversationConfig` to control different aspects of the conversation
   while using the `startAudioConversation` function.
 - [fixed] Fixed an issue causing streaming chat interactions to drop thought signatures. (#7562)
+- [changed] Added `equals()` function to `GenerativeBackend`.
 
 # 17.6.0
 
diff --git a/firebase-ai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ai/type/GenerativeBackend.kt b/firebase-ai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ai/type/GenerativeBackend.kt
index 29af741a21e..5fe8683d300 100644
--- a/firebase-ai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ai/type/GenerativeBackend.kt
+++ b/firebase-ai/src/main/kotlin/com/google/firebase/ai/type/GenerativeBackend.kt
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ internal constructor(internal val location: String, internal val backend: Genera
       return GenerativeBackend(location, GenerativeBackendEnum.VERTEX_AI)
     }
   }
+
+  override fun equals(other: Any?): Boolean {
+    return other is GenerativeBackend && other.backend == this.backend
+  }
 }
 
 internal enum class GenerativeBackendEnum {