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imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 retirement date and replacement

Gemini API · Model · retired Feb 17, 2026 (retired)

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Dates

Checked Nov 2, 2026 on Google's page
RetiredFeb 17, 2026 (retired)
Replacementgemini-nano-banana-2.1
What it isimagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 stopped answering on Gemini API.
Sourceai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations

Changes

ReplacementUnverified

Google changed the replacement for imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 from imagen-4.0-generate-001 to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

Oct 20Source

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