# When is gemini-1.5-pro-002 retired?

gemini-1.5-pro-002 on Google Cloud Vertex AI was retired on Sep 24, 2025.

Google Cloud Vertex AI recommends migrating to gemini-2.5-flash.

> Warning: the replacement gemini-2.5-flash is retired (shutdown 2026-10-20). First active model in the chain: gemini-3.8-flash.

- Provider: Google Cloud Vertex AI
- Model ID: gemini-1.5-pro-002
- Status: retired
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: 2025-09-24
- Replacement: gemini-2.5-flash
- Replacement status: retired
- Replacement kind: same_family
- End of replacement chain: gemini-3.8-flash (active, google-vertex)
- Official source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions
- Last checked: 2026-11-06T14:15:07+00:00
- Check status: verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/google-vertex/gemini-1-5-pro-002/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "gemini-1.5-pro-002 deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/google-vertex/gemini-1-5-pro-002/ (source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.