Model and API retirements

gemini-3.6-flash retirement date and replacement

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI) · Model · retires Nov 19, 2026 (in 43 days)Unverified

Vendor page

Dates

Checked Oct 6, 2026 on Google Cloud's page
RetiresNov 19, 2026 (in 43 days)
Replacementgemini-3.8-flash
Model pagegemini-3-6-flash on Models
NoticeModel versions and lifecycle
Sourcedocs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions

Changes

  • Announced

    Oct 6yesterday

    Retires Nov 19, 2026. Model versions and lifecycle

Around the same time on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI)

Google Cloud
  • gemini-2.5-flashin 13d · Oct 20Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI)Modelgemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.5-flash-lite or gemini-3.1-flash-lite
  • gemini-2.5-flash-litein 13d · Oct 20Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI)Modelgemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.1-flash-lite or Gemma 4
  • gemini-2.5-proin 13d · Oct 20Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI)Modelgemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.5-flash
  • gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audioin 67d · Dec 13Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI)Model