# When is gemini-3-flash-preview retired?

Google Gemini API has not published a firm shutdown date for gemini-3-flash-preview. The page says: “No shutdown date announced”.

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

- Provider: Google Gemini API
- Model ID: gemini-3-flash-preview
- Status: active
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: unknown (No shutdown date announced)
- 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://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
- Last checked: 2026-11-02T15:14:04+00:00
- Check status: not_verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/google-gemini/gemini-3-flash-preview/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "gemini-3-flash-preview deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/google-gemini/gemini-3-flash-preview/ (source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.