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.
Gemini 3 models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
gemini-3.6-flash |
July 21, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
July 21, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3.5-flash |
May 19, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3.1-flash-image |
May 28, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3-pro-image |
May 28, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
May 7, 2026 |
May 7, 2027 |
gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
| Preview models |
gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview |
February 26, 2026 |
June 25, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-image |
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
February 19, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3-pro-image-preview |
November 20, 2025 |
June 25, 2026 |
gemini-3-pro-image |
gemini-3-flash-preview |
December 17, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
gemini-3.6-flash |
gemini-3-pro-preview |
November 18, 2025 |
March 9, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview |
March 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-pro |
June 17, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
| Preview models |
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25 |
March 3, 2025 |
December 2, 2025 |
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06 |
May 6, 2025 |
December 2, 2025 |
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05 |
June 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-flash |
June 17, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-2.5-flash-image |
October 2, 2025 |
October 2, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview |
gemini-2.5-flash-lite |
July 22, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
| Preview models |
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 |
September 25, 2025 |
March 31, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 |
May 20, 2025 |
November 18, 2025 |
gemini-3.6-flash |
gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview |
May 7, 2025 |
January 15, 2026 |
gemini-2.5-flash-image |
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 |
September 25, 2025 |
February 17, 2026 |
gemini-3.6-flash |
Gemini 2.0 models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
gemini-2.0-flash |
February 5, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-3.6-flash |
gemini-2.0-flash-001 |
February 5, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-3.6-flash |
gemini-2.0-flash-lite |
February 25, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 |
February 25, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
| Preview models |
gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation |
May 7, 2025 |
November 14, 2025 |
gemini-2.5-flash-image |
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview |
February 5, 2025 |
December 9, 2025 |
gemini-2.5-flash-lite |
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05 |
February 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-001 |
April 9, 2025 |
December 9, 2025 |
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview |
| Preview models |
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview |
March 11, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 |
December 12, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview |
gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview |
June 17, 2025 |
December 9, 2025 |
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview |
Audio models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
| Preview models |
gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview |
April 13, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts |
May 20, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview |
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts |
May 20, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview |
Embedding models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
gemini-embedding-2 |
April 22, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-embedding-001 |
July 14, 2025 |
May 14, 2028 |
gemini-embedding-2 |
text-embedding-004 |
April 9, 2024 |
January 14, 2026 |
gemini-embedding-2 |
| Preview models |
embedding-2-preview |
March 10, 2026 |
August 10, 2026 |
gemini-embedding-2 |
embedding-001 |
April 9, 2024 |
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-2 |
embedding-gecko-001 |
|
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-2 |
gemini-embedding-exp |
|
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-2 |
gemini-embedding-exp-03-07 |
|
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-2 |
Imagen models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
imagen-4.0-generate-001 |
June 24, 2025 |
August 17, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-image |
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 |
June 24, 2025 |
August 17, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-image |
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 |
June 24, 2025 |
August 17, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-image |
imagen-3.0-generate-002 |
February 6, 2025 |
November 10, 2025 |
imagen-4.0-generate-001 |
| Preview models |
imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 |
June 24, 2025 |
February 17, 2026 |
imagen-4.0-generate-001 |
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 |
June 24, 2025 |
February 17, 2026 |
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 |
Veo models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
veo-3.0-generate-001 |
September 9, 2025 |
June 30, 2026 |
veo-3.1-generate-preview
or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform |
veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 |
September 9, 2025 |
June 30, 2026 |
veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview
or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform |
veo-2.0-generate-001 |
April 9, 2025 |
June 30, 2026 |
veo-3.1-generate-preview
or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform |
| Preview models |
veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview |
March 31, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
veo-3.1-generate-preview |
October 15, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview |
October 15, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
veo-3.0-generate-preview |
July 31, 2025 |
November 12, 2025 |
veo-3.1-generate-preview |
veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview |
July 31, 2025 |
November 12, 2025 |
veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview |
Lyria models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
lyria-3-clip-preview |
March 25, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
lyria-3-pro-preview |
March 25, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
lyria-realtime-exp |
May 20, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
Robotics models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
| Preview models |
gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview |
April 14, 2026 |
August 31, 2026 |
gemini-robotics-er-2-preview |
gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview |
September 25, 2025 |
April 30, 2026 |
gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview |