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 shut down
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-pro-preview
November 18, 2025
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 2.5 Pro models
Model
Release date
Shutdown date
Recommended replacement
gemini-2.5-pro
June 17, 2025
June 17, 2026
gemini-3-pro-preview
Preview models
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25
March 3, 2025
December 2, 2025
gemini-3-pro-preview
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06
May 6, 2025
December 2, 2025
gemini-3-pro-preview
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05
June 5, 2025
December 2, 2025
gemini-3-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-2.5-flash-lite
July 22, 2025
July 22, 2026
Preview models
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
February 5, 2026
gemini-2.5-flash
gemini-2.0-flash-001
February 5, 2025
February 5, 2026
gemini-2.5-flash
gemini-2.0-flash-lite
February 25, 2025
February 25, 2026
gemini-2.5-flash-lite
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001
February 25, 2025
February 25, 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
text-embedding-004
April 9, 2024
January 14, 2026
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
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