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gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05 retirement date and replacement

Gemini API · Model · retired Dec 9, 2025 (retired)

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Dates

Checked Nov 2, 2026 on Google's page
RetiredDec 9, 2025 (retired)
Replacementgemini-3.1-flash-lite
What it isgemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05 stopped answering on Gemini API.
Sourceai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations

Changes

ReplacementUnverified

Google changed the replacement for gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05 from gemini-2.5-flash-lite to gemini-3.1-flash-lite.

Oct 20Source

Around the same time on Gemini API

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Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredNov 12, 2025
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Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredNov 14, 2025
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retiredNov 18, 2025
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Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredDec 2, 2025
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Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredDec 2, 2025