# When is gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview retired?

gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview on Google Gemini API was retired on Dec 9, 2025.

Google Gemini API recommends migrating to gemini-3.8-live.

- Provider: Google Gemini API
- Model ID: gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview
- Status: retired
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: 2025-12-09
- Replacement: gemini-3.8-live
- Replacement status: active
- Replacement kind: different_family
- End of replacement chain: gemini-3.8-live (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-live-2-5-flash-preview/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/google-gemini/gemini-live-2-5-flash-preview/ (source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.