diff --git a/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/chat_models.py b/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/chat_models.py
index b391f8457..71463c2a7 100644
--- a/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/chat_models.py
+++ b/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/chat_models.py
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@
 from pydantic.v1 import BaseModel as BaseModelV1
 from typing_extensions import Self, is_typeddict
 from difflib import get_close_matches
-
+from langchain_google_vertexai.functions_utils import (
+    _dict_to_gapic_schema_utils,
+    _check_v2,
+)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -2226,8 +2229,13 @@ class Explanation(BaseModel):
             if isinstance(schema, type) and is_basemodel_subclass(schema):
                 if issubclass(schema, BaseModelV1):
                     schema_json = schema.schema()
+                    pydantic_version = "v1"
                 else:
                     schema_json = schema.model_json_schema()
+                    pydantic_version = "v2"
+                schema_json = _dict_to_gapic_schema_utils(
+                    schema_json, pydantic_version=pydantic_version
+                )
                 parser = PydanticOutputParser(pydantic_object=schema)
             else:
                 if is_typeddict(schema):
@@ -2236,6 +2244,14 @@ class Explanation(BaseModel):
                     schema_json = schema
                 else:
                     raise ValueError(f"Unsupported schema type {type(schema)}")
+
+                pydantic_version_v2 = _check_v2(schema_json)
+                if pydantic_version_v2:
+                    schema_json = _dict_to_gapic_schema_utils(
+                        schema_json, pydantic_version="v2"
+                    )
+                else:
+                    schema_json = _dict_to_gapic_schema_utils(schema_json)
                 parser = JsonOutputParser()
 
             # Resolve refs in schema because they are not supported
diff --git a/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/functions_utils.py b/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/functions_utils.py
index 806f633d2..e9a4e08a2 100644
--- a/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/functions_utils.py
+++ b/libs/vertexai/langchain_google_vertexai/functions_utils.py
@@ -169,9 +169,10 @@ def _format_json_schema_to_gapic(
     return converted_schema
 
 
-def _dict_to_gapic_schema(
+def _dict_to_gapic_schema_utils(
     schema: Dict[str, Any], pydantic_version: str = "v1"
-) -> gapic.Schema:
+) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+    """Convert the schema to make gemini understand."""
     # Resolve refs in schema because $refs and $defs are not supported
     # by the Gemini API.
     dereferenced_schema = dereference_refs(schema)
@@ -180,6 +181,13 @@ def _dict_to_gapic_schema(
         formatted_schema = _format_json_schema_to_gapic_v1(dereferenced_schema)
     else:
         formatted_schema = _format_json_schema_to_gapic(dereferenced_schema)
+    return formatted_schema
+
+
+def _dict_to_gapic_schema(
+    schema: Dict[str, Any], pydantic_version: str = "v1"
+) -> gapic.Schema:
+    formatted_schema = _dict_to_gapic_schema_utils(schema, pydantic_version)
     json_schema = json.dumps(formatted_schema)
     return gapic.Schema.from_json(json_schema)
 
@@ -234,25 +242,27 @@ def _format_pydantic_to_function_declaration(
     )
 
 
+# Ensure we send "anyOf" parameters through pydantic v2 schema parsing
+def _check_v2(parameters):
+    properties = parameters.get("properties", {}).values()
+    for property in properties:
+        if "anyOf" in property:
+            return True
+        if "parameters" in property:
+            if _check_v2(property["parameters"]):
+                return True
+        if "items" in property:
+            if _check_v2(property["items"]):
+                return True
+
+    return False
+
+
 def _format_dict_to_function_declaration(
     tool: Union[FunctionDescription, Dict[str, Any]],
 ) -> gapic.FunctionDeclaration:
     pydantic_version_v2 = False
 
-    # Ensure we send "anyOf" parameters through pydantic v2 schema parsing
-    def _check_v2(parameters):
-        properties = parameters.get("properties", {}).values()
-        for property in properties:
-            if "anyOf" in property:
-                return True
-            if "parameters" in property:
-                if _check_v2(property["parameters"]):
-                    return True
-            if "items" in property:
-                if _check_v2(property["items"]):
-                    return True
-        return False
-
     if isinstance(tool, dict):
         pydantic_version_v2 = _check_v2(tool.get("parameters", {}))
     if pydantic_version_v2: