Model and API retirements

64 within 30 days · 558 firm dates ahead

Google model and API retirement dates

8 scheduled · next Nov 17, 2026 · 56 recorded · Gemini API

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Retirements

Next 30 days

Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-3.8-live instead.

in 8 daysNov 17
Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts instead.

in 8 daysNov 17
Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts instead.

in 8 daysNov 17
Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-3.8-live instead.

in 8 daysNov 17
Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts instead.

in 8 daysNov 17

In 91 days to a year

Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-2.5-flash-image

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image instead.

in 4 monthsMar 15, 2027
Gemini APIModel

gemini-3.1-flash-lite

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-3.5-flash-lite instead.

in 6 monthsMay 7, 2027

More than a year out

Gemini APIModel

gemini-embedding-001

Stops answering on Gemini API; use gemini-embedding-2 instead.

in 18 monthsMay 14, 2028

Recently retired

Gemini APIModelUnverified

deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

17 days agoOct 23
Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-omni-flash-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

18 days agoOct 22
Gemini APIModelUnverified

veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

18 days agoOct 22
Gemini APIModelUnverified

veo-3.1-generate-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

18 days agoOct 22
Gemini APIModelUnverified

veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

18 days agoOct 22
Gemini APIModel

antigravity-preview-05-2026

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

35 days agoOct 5
Gemini APIModel

gemini-2.5-flash-image

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

38 days agoOct 2
Gemini APIModel

gemini-omni-flash-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

40 days agoSep 30
Gemini APIModel

gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredAug 31
Gemini APIModel

imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredAug 17
Gemini APIModel

imagen-4.0-generate-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredAug 17
Gemini APIModel

imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredAug 17
Gemini APIModel

embedding-2-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredAug 10
Gemini APIModelUnverified

gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJul 28
Gemini APIModel

veo-2.0-generate-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 30
Gemini APIModel

veo-3.0-fast-generate-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 30
Gemini APIModel

veo-3.0-generate-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 30
Gemini APIModel

gemini-3-pro-image-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 25
Gemini APIModel

gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 25
Gemini APIModel

gemini-2.0-flash

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 1
Gemini APIModel

gemini-2.0-flash-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 1
Gemini APIModel

gemini-2.0-flash-lite

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 1
Gemini APIModel

gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredJun 1
Gemini APIModel

gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview

Stopped answering on Gemini API.

retiredMay 25

Changes

Tue, Oct 20

GoogleReplacementUnverified

gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview

Google changed the replacement for gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview from gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview to gemini-robotics-er-2-preview.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview

Google changed the replacement for veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview from veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview to gemini-omni-1.1-flash.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

veo-3.0-generate-preview

Google changed the replacement for veo-3.0-generate-preview from veo-3.1-generate-preview to gemini-omni-1.1-flash.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

veo-2.0-generate-001

Google changed the replacement for veo-2.0-generate-001 from veo-3.1-generate-preview or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform to gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

veo-3.0-fast-generate-001

Google changed the replacement for veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 from veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform to gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

veo-3.0-generate-001

Google changed the replacement for veo-3.0-generate-001 from veo-3.1-generate-preview or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform to gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06

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

GoogleReplacementUnverified

imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06

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

GoogleReplacementUnverified

imagen-3.0-generate-002

Google changed the replacement for imagen-3.0-generate-002 from imagen-4.0-generate-001 to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05

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.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview

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

Fri, Oct 9

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025

Google lists deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 on Gemini API to retire on Oct 23, 2026.

Wed, Oct 7

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

gemini-omni-flash-preview

Google lists gemini-omni-flash-preview on Gemini API to retire on Oct 22, 2026.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001

Google changed the replacement for imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 from gemini-3.1-flash-image to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001

Google changed the replacement for imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 from gemini-3.1-flash-image to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

imagen-4.0-generate-001

Google changed the replacement for imagen-4.0-generate-001 from gemini-3.1-flash-image to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation

Google changed the replacement for gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation from gemini-2.5-flash-image to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview

Google changed the replacement for gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview from gemini-2.5-flash-image to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

GoogleReplacementUnverified

gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview

Google changed the replacement for gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview from gemini-3.1-flash-image to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

gemini-2.5-flash-image

Google lists gemini-2.5-flash-image on Gemini API to retire on Mar 15, 2027.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts

Google lists gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts on Gemini API to retire on Nov 17, 2026.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts

Google lists gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts on Gemini API to retire on Nov 17, 2026.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025

Google lists gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 on Gemini API to retire on Nov 17, 2026.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview

Google lists gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview on Gemini API to retire on Nov 17, 2026.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview

Google lists gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview on Gemini API to retire on Nov 17, 2026.

Fri, Oct 2

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview

Google lists veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview on Gemini API to retire on Oct 22, 2026.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

veo-3.1-generate-preview

Google lists veo-3.1-generate-preview on Gemini API to retire on Oct 22, 2026.

GoogleAnnouncedUnverified

veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview

Google lists veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview on Gemini API to retire on Oct 22, 2026.

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