Retires in 5 months
gemini-2.5-flash-image
Google Gemini: retires on 15 Mar 2027 (in 5 months). The recommended replacement is gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image.
What to do
Move calls to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image and test them before 15 Mar 2027, when calls to gemini-2.5-flash-image stop working.
Recommended replacementgemini-3.1-flash-lite-imageNot retiring, as far as Google Gemini's deprecations page says
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Days until retirement · 15 Mar 2027
2 OctReleased 2025 · in service 17 months
Other Google Gemini models retiring
Shutdown dates and recommended replacements, as the providers publish them| Model | Retires | Move to | Announced |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-omni-flash-preview | 22 Oct 2026 (in 8 days) | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | — |
| veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview | 22 Oct 2026 (in 8 days) | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | — |
| veo-3.1-generate-preview | 22 Oct 2026 (in 8 days) | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | — |
| veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview | 22 Oct 2026 (in 8 days) | gemini-omni-1.1-flash | — |
| gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 | 17 Nov 2026 (in 34 days) | gemini-3.8-live | — |
| gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts | 17 Nov 2026 (in 34 days) | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | — |
| gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts | 17 Nov 2026 (in 34 days) | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | — |
| gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview | 17 Nov 2026 (in 34 days) | gemini-3.8-live | — |
| gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview | 17 Nov 2026 (in 34 days) | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | — |
| gemini-3.1-flash-lite | 7 May 2027 (in 7 months) | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | — |
1 more retiring later and 6 retired in the last 90 days
| gemini-embedding-001 | 14 May 2028 (in 19 months) | gemini-embedding-2 | — |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview | 31 Aug 2026 (44d ago) | gemini-robotics-er-2-preview | — |
| imagen-4.0-generate-001 | 17 Aug 2026 (58d ago) | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | — |
| imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 | 17 Aug 2026 (58d ago) | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | — |
| imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 | 17 Aug 2026 (58d ago) | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | — |
| embedding-2-preview | 10 Aug 2026 (65d ago) | gemini-embedding-2 | — |
| gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 | 28 Jul 2026 (78d ago) | gemini-3.8-flash | — |
What changed
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Keep track
- Add the retirement to your calendar: one event on 15 Mar 2027, with a reminder 30 days before.
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