Google Gemini API model deprecations & shutdown dates

81 models tracked, 8 with upcoming shutdowns. Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations

Oct 30, 2025retiredembedding-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-embedding-2
Oct 30, 2025retiredembedding-gecko-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-embedding-2
Oct 30, 2025retiredgemini-embedding-expGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-embedding-2
Oct 30, 2025retiredgemini-embedding-exp-03-07Google Gemini API→ gemini-embedding-2
Nov 10, 2025retiredimagen-3.0-generate-002Google Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Nov 12, 2025retiredveo-3.0-generate-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash
Nov 12, 2025retiredveo-3.0-fast-generate-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash
Nov 14, 2025retiredgemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generationGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Nov 18, 2025retiredgemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.6-flash
Dec 2, 2025retiredgemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Dec 2, 2025retiredgemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Dec 2, 2025retiredgemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Dec 9, 2025retiredgemini-2.0-flash-lite-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Dec 9, 2025retiredgemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Dec 9, 2025retiredgemini-2.0-flash-live-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-live
Dec 9, 2025retiredgemini-live-2.5-flash-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-live
Jan 14, 2026retiredtext-embedding-004Google Gemini API→ gemini-embedding-2
Jan 15, 2026retiredgemini-2.5-flash-image-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Feb 17, 2026retiredgemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.6-flash
Feb 17, 2026retiredimagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06Google Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Feb 17, 2026retiredimagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06Google Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Mar 9, 2026retiredgemini-3-pro-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Mar 31, 2026retiredgemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Apr 30, 2026retiredgemini-robotics-er-1.5-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-robotics-er-2-preview
May 25, 2026retiredgemini-3.1-flash-lite-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Jun 1, 2026retiredgemini-2.0-flashGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.6-flash
Jun 1, 2026retiredgemini-2.0-flash-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.6-flash
Jun 1, 2026retiredgemini-2.0-flash-liteGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Jun 1, 2026retiredgemini-2.0-flash-lite-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Jun 25, 2026retiredgemini-3.1-flash-image-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Jun 25, 2026retiredgemini-3-pro-image-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3-pro-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredveo-3.0-generate-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Jun 30, 2026retiredveo-3.0-fast-generate-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Jun 30, 2026retiredveo-2.0-generate-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform
Jul 28, 2026retiredgemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-flash
Aug 10, 2026retiredembedding-2-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-embedding-2
Aug 17, 2026retiredimagen-4.0-generate-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Aug 17, 2026retiredimagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Aug 17, 2026retiredimagen-4.0-fast-generate-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
Aug 31, 2026retiredgemini-robotics-er-1.6-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-robotics-er-2-preview
Oct 22, 2026retiredveo-3.1-lite-generate-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash
Oct 22, 2026retiredveo-3.1-generate-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash
Oct 22, 2026retiredveo-3.1-fast-generate-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash
Oct 22, 2026retiredgemini-omni-flash-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-omni-1.1-flash
Nov 17, 2026upcominggemini-3.1-flash-tts-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts
Nov 17, 2026upcominggemini-3.1-flash-live-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-live
Nov 17, 2026upcominggemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025Google Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-live
Nov 17, 2026upcominggemini-2.5-flash-preview-ttsGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts
Nov 17, 2026upcominggemini-2.5-pro-preview-ttsGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts
Mar 15, 2027upcominggemini-2.5-flash-imageGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
May 7, 2027upcominggemini-3.1-flash-liteGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.5-flash-lite
May 14, 2028upcominggemini-embedding-001Google Gemini API→ gemini-embedding-2
—activegemini-3.8-flash-ttsGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.8-flash-lite-ttsGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.8-liveGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.8-live-extended-thinkingGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.8-flashGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.7-flashGoogle Gemini API→ 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 )
—activegemini-3.6-flashGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.5-flash-liteGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.5-flashGoogle Gemini API→ 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 )
—activegemini-3.1-pro-previewGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3-flash-previewGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-3.6-flash
—activegemini-2.5-proGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-2.5-flashGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-2.5-flash-liteGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.5-transcribe-liveGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.5-live-translate-previewGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.5-transcribeGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-embedding-2Google Gemini API
—activegemini-nano-banana-2.1Google Gemini API
—activegemini-3.1-flash-lite-imageGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-3.1-flash-imageGoogle Gemini API→ gemini-nano-banana-2.1
—activegemini-3-pro-imageGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-omni-1.1-flashGoogle Gemini API
—activelyria-3.5Google Gemini API
—activelyria-3-clip-previewGoogle Gemini API
—activelyria-3-pro-previewGoogle Gemini API→ lyria-3.5
—activelyria-realtime-expGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-robotics-er-2-previewGoogle Gemini API
—activegemini-robotics-er-2-streaming-previewGoogle Gemini API
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