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 |
| Preview models |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview |
March 3, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview |
February 26, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
February 19, 2026 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3-pro-image-preview |
November 20, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3-flash-preview |
December 17, 2025 |
No shutdown date announced |
|
gemini-3-pro-preview |
November 18, 2025 |
March 9, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
Gemini 2.5 Pro models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
gemini-2.5-pro |
June 17, 2025 |
June 17, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
| 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 |
June 17, 2026 |
gemini-3-flash-preview |
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 |
July 22, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview |
| Preview models |
gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 |
September 25, 2025 |
March 31, 2026 |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview |
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 |
May 20, 2025 |
November 18, 2025 |
gemini-3-flash-preview |
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-flash-preview |
Gemini 2.0 models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
gemini-2.0-flash |
February 5, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-2.5-flash |
gemini-2.0-flash-001 |
February 5, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-2.5-flash |
gemini-2.0-flash-lite |
February 25, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-2.5-flash-lite |
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 |
February 25, 2025 |
June 1, 2026 |
gemini-2.5-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-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 |
| Preview models |
gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview |
June 17, 2025 |
December 9, 2025 |
gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 |
Embedding models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
gemini-embedding-001 |
July 14, 2025 |
July 14, 2026 |
|
text-embedding-004 |
April 9, 2024 |
January 14, 2026 |
gemini-embedding-001 |
| Preview models |
embedding-001 |
April 9, 2024 |
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-001 |
embedding-gecko-001 |
|
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-001 |
gemini-embedding-exp |
|
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-001 |
gemini-embedding-exp-03-07 |
|
October 30, 2025 |
gemini-embedding-001 |
Imagen models
| Model |
Release date |
Shutdown date |
Recommended replacement |
imagen-4.0-generate-001 |
June 24, 2025 |
June 24, 2026 |
gemini-3-pro-image-preview or
gemini-2.5-flash-image |
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 |
June 24, 2025 |
June 24, 2026 |
gemini-3-pro-image-preview or
gemini-2.5-flash-image |
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 |
June 24, 2025 |
June 24, 2026 |
gemini-3-pro-image-preview or
gemini-2.5-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 |
| Preview models |
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 |