Gemini API model deprecations and retirement dates
8 upcoming Gemini API model shutdowns, from the official deprecations page, with days left and the recommended replacement.
Upcoming shutdowns
| Shutdown | Days left | Model | Provider | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 days left (earliest) | Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio Preview 12 2025gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 | Gemini | gemini-3.8-live | |
| 13 days left (earliest) | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview TTSgemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts | Gemini | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | |
| 13 days left (earliest) | Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview TTSgemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts | Gemini | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | |
| 13 days left (earliest) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Previewgemini-3.1-flash-live-preview | Gemini | gemini-3.8-live | |
| 13 days left (earliest) | Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Previewgemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview | Gemini | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | |
| 131 days left (earliest) | Gemini 2.5 Flash Imagegemini-2.5-flash-image | Gemini | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image | |
| 184 days left (earliest) | Gemini 3.1 Flash Litegemini-3.1-flash-lite | Gemini | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | |
| 557 days left (earliest) | Gemini Embedding 001gemini-embedding-001 | Gemini | gemini-embedding-2 |
Sources: Google deprecations. Data last changed 2026-11-02; the sources are re-checked daily and every date change is reviewed before it's published.
Retired since January 2026
| Shutdown | Days left | Model | Provider | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| retired | deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 | Gemini | deep-research-preview-04-2026 | |
| retired | Gemini Omni Flash Previewgemini-omni-flash-preview | Gemini | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | |
| retired | Veo 3.1 Fast Generate Previewveo-3.1-fast-generate-preview | Gemini | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | |
| retired | Veo 3.1 Generate Previewveo-3.1-generate-preview | Gemini | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | |
| retired | Veo 3.1 Lite Generate Previewveo-3.1-lite-generate-preview | Gemini | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | |
| retired | antigravity-preview-05-2026antigravity-preview-05-2026 | Gemini | antigravity-preview-09-2026 | |
| retired | Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 Previewgemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview | Gemini | gemini-robotics-er-2-preview | |
| retired | Imagen 4.0 Fast Generate 001imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 | Gemini | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | |
| retired | Imagen 4.0 Generate 001imagen-4.0-generate-001 | Gemini | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | |
| retired | Imagen 4.0 Ultra Generate 001imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 | Gemini | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | |
| retired | embedding-2-previewembedding-2-preview | Gemini | gemini-embedding-2 | |
| retired | Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview 10-2025gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 | Gemini | gemini-3.8-flash | |
| retired | Veo 2.0 Generate 001veo-2.0-generate-001 | Gemini | gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | |
| retired | Veo 3.0 Fast Generate 001veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 | Gemini | gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | |
| retired | Veo 3.0 Generate 001veo-3.0-generate-001 | Gemini | gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | |
| retired | Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Previewgemini-3.1-flash-image-preview | Gemini | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | |
| retired | Gemini 3 Pro Image Previewgemini-3-pro-image-preview | Gemini | gemini-3-pro-image | |
| retired | Gemini 2.0 Flashgemini-2.0-flash | Gemini | gemini-3.6-flash | |
| retired | Gemini 2.0 Flash 001gemini-2.0-flash-001 | Gemini | gemini-3.6-flash | |
| retired | Gemini 2.0 Flash Litegemini-2.0-flash-lite | Gemini | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
| retired | Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite 001gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 | Gemini | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
| retired | Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite Previewgemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview | Gemini | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
| retired | Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 Previewgemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview | Gemini | gemini-robotics-er-2-preview | |
| retired | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite Preview 09 2025gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 | Gemini | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | |
| retired | Gemini 3 Pro Previewgemini-3-pro-preview | Gemini | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | |
| retired | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 09 25gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 | Gemini | gemini-3.6-flash | |
| retired | Imagen 4.0 Generate Preview 06 06imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 | Gemini | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | |
| retired | Imagen 4.0 Ultra Generate Preview 06 06imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 | Gemini | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | |
| retired | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Previewgemini-2.5-flash-image-preview | Gemini | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | |
| retired | text-embedding-004text-embedding-004 | Gemini | gemini-embedding-2 |
Aliases that route to newer models
These model names aren't shutting down, but Google now routes requests for them to a newer model.
gemini-3.5-flashnow routes to gemini-3.6-flash (not available to select in Google AI Studio; the endpoint is not shutting down and automatically routes API requests to gemini-3.6-flash)gemini-3.7-flashnow routes to gemini-3.8-flash (not available to select in Google AI Studio; the endpoint is not shutting down and automatically routes API requests to gemini-3.8-flash)
Notes on Gemini API dates
Dates apply to the Gemini API and are the earliest possible shutdown dates Google publishes. If you use Gemini through another platform, check that platform's own schedule.