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Gemini API release notes · Google Gemini
Deprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down February 17, 2026: gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 imagen-4.0-ultra-gen…
Gemini API release notes announced it on 15 Jan 2026; the deadline, 17 Feb 2026, has passed.
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Matched by product and title; check each before relying on it- 10 Nov 2025 Product newsThe following model is shut down: imagen-3.0-generate-002 Use Imagen 4 instead.
- 15 Jan 2026 Announced · Gemini API release notesDeprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down February 17, 2026: gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 imagen-4.0-ultra-gen…
- 17 Feb 2026 Product newsThe following models are shut down: gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06
- 17 Feb 2026 DeadlineThe date in the announcement
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- Deprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down: November 12: veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview veo-3.0-generate-preview November 14: gemini-2.0-flash-exp-i…No date in the announcement · Gemini API release notes
- Deprecation announcement: The gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview and gemini-3-pro-image-preview models are deprecated and will be shut down on June 25, 2026.25 Jun 2026 · Gemini API release notes
- Deprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down June 1, 2026: gemini-2.0-flash gemini-2.0-flash-001 gemini-2.0-flash-lite gemini-2.0-flash-lite-0011 Jun 2026 · Gemini API release notes
- Deprecation announcement: The gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview model is deprecating on 5/11/26 and will be shut down on May 25, 2026.25 May 2026 · Gemini API release notes
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