This page lists the known deprecation schedules for stable (GA) and preview
models in the Gemini API. A "deprecation " is the announcement that we
no longer provide support for a model, and that it will be "shut down " in
the near future. Once a model is "shutdown ", it is completely
turned off, and the endpoint is no longer available.
Deprecation announcements are made on the
Release notes page, and the announced earliest
shutdown dates are tracked on this page.
Already-shutdown models are indicated with gray backgrounds.
Note: The shutdown dates listed in the table indicate the earliest possible
dates on which a model might be retired . We will communicate the exact
shutdown date to users with advance notice to ensure a smooth transition
to a replacement model. Gemini 3 models
Model Release date Shutdown date Recommended replacement
gemini-3.7-flashAugust 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3.6-flashJuly 21, 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3.5-flash-liteJuly 21, 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3.5-flashMay 19, 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3.1-flash-imageMay 28, 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3-pro-imageMay 28, 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3.1-flash-liteMay 7, 2026
May 7, 2027
gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Preview models
gemini-3.1-flash-image-previewFebruary 26, 2026
June 25, 2026
gemini-3.1-flash-image
gemini-3.1-pro-previewFebruary 19, 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3-pro-image-previewNovember 20, 2025
June 25, 2026
gemini-3-pro-image
gemini-3-flash-previewDecember 17, 2025
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3.6-flash
gemini-3-pro-previewNovember 18, 2025
March 9, 2026
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-previewMarch 3, 2026
May 25, 2026
gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Gemini 2.5 Pro models
Model Release date Shutdown date Recommended replacement
gemini-2.5-proJune 17, 2025
No shutdown date announced
Preview models
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25March 3, 2025
December 2, 2025
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06May 6, 2025
December 2, 2025
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05June 5, 2025
December 2, 2025
gemini-3.1-pro-preview
Gemini 2.5 Flash models
Model Release date Shutdown date Recommended replacement
gemini-2.5-flashJune 17, 2025
No shutdown date announced
gemini-2.5-flash-imageOctober 2, 2025
October 2, 2026
gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview
gemini-2.5-flash-liteJuly 22, 2025
No shutdown date announced
Preview models
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025September 25, 2025
March 31, 2026
gemini-3.1-flash-lite
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20May 20, 2025
November 18, 2025
gemini-3.6-flash
gemini-2.5-flash-image-previewMay 7, 2025
January 15, 2026
gemini-2.5-flash-image
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25September 25, 2025
February 17, 2026
gemini-3.6-flash
Gemini 2.0 models
Model Release date Shutdown date Recommended replacement
gemini-2.0-flashFebruary 5, 2025
June 1, 2026
gemini-3.6-flash
gemini-2.0-flash-001February 5, 2025
June 1, 2026
gemini-3.6-flash
gemini-2.0-flash-liteFebruary 25, 2025
June 1, 2026
gemini-3.1-flash-lite
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001February 25, 2025
June 1, 2026
gemini-3.1-flash-lite
Preview models
gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generationMay 7, 2025
November 14, 2025
gemini-2.5-flash-image
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-previewFebruary 5, 2025
December 9, 2025
gemini-2.5-flash-lite
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05February 5, 2025
December 9, 2025
gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Live API models
Model Release date Shutdown date Recommended replacement
gemini-2.0-flash-live-001April 9, 2025
December 9, 2025
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview
Preview models
gemini-3.1-flash-live-previewMarch 11, 2026
No shutdown date announced
gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025December 12, 2025
No shutdown date announced
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview
gemini-live-2.5-flash-previewJune 17, 2025
December 9, 2025
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview
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