# When is gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-2025 retired?

gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-2025 on Google Gemini API was retired on Feb 17, 2026.

Google Gemini API recommends migrating to gemini-3.6-flash.

- Provider: Google Gemini API
- Model ID: gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-2025
- Status: retired
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: 2026-02-17
- Replacement: gemini-3.6-flash
- Replacement status: active
- Replacement kind: same_family
- End of replacement chain: gemini-3.6-flash (active, google-gemini)
- Official source: https://aistudio.google.com/docs/deprecations
- Last checked: 2026-11-10T21:49:15+00:00
- Check status: verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/google-gemini/gemini-2-5-flash-preview-09-2025/

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