Google model deprecations — retirement dates and replacements
. Source check dates are recorded per model below.
Select your models and download retirement dates.
Google has 11 models scheduled for retirement. The next is gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview on 2026-11-17 or later (at least 9 days), with gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts named as the replacement. Every date below is taken from Google’s own deprecation page and re-checked weekly.
Is the Gemini API (Google) up right now? Reachable from all 4 regions, requests to gemini-flash-lite-latest succeeding
Last successful probe Nov 8, 17:15 UTC · every 5 minutes from 4 regions · this page is rebuilt about every 30 minutes
Live Gemini API (Google) status, outages in the last 72 hours and latency by region
Which Google models are being retired, and when?
| Model | Shutdown | Replacement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview | 2026-11-17 or later | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview | 2026-11-17 or later | gemini-3.8-live | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 | 2026-11-17 or later | gemini-3.8-live | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts | 2026-11-17 or later | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts | 2026-11-17 or later | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-2.5-pro | 2026-12-01 | gemini-3.8-flash | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-2.5-flash | 2026-12-01 | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-omni-1.1-flash | 2026-12-03 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-2.5-flash-image | 2027-03-15 or later | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite | 2027-05-07 or later | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-embedding-001 | 2028-05-14 or later | gemini-embedding-2 | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview — Google retires this model on 2026-11-17 or later. The published replacement is gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts. Source.
gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview — Google retires this model on 2026-11-17 or later. The published replacement is gemini-3.8-live. Source.
gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 — Google retires this model on 2026-11-17 or later. The published replacement is gemini-3.8-live. Source.
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts — Google retires this model on 2026-11-17 or later. The published replacement is gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts. Source.
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts — Google retires this model on 2026-11-17 or later. The published replacement is gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts. Source.
gemini-2.5-pro — Google retires this model on 2026-12-01. The published replacement is gemini-3.8-flash. Source.
gemini-2.5-flash — Google retires this model on 2026-12-01. The published replacement is gemini-3.5-flash-lite. Source.
gemini-omni-1.1-flash — Google retires this model on 2026-12-03. The published replacement is gemini-omni-1.2-flash. Source.
gemini-2.5-flash-image — Google retires this model on 2027-03-15 or later. The published replacement is gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image. Source.
gemini-3.1-flash-lite — Google retires this model on 2027-05-07 or later. The published replacement is gemini-3.5-flash-lite. Source.
gemini-embedding-001 — Google retires this model on 2028-05-14 or later. The published replacement is gemini-embedding-2. Source.
How fast is the Google API once you migrate?
Measured edge latency of the Google API host by region. These measurements describe the endpoint, not the replacement model’s inference speed.
| Region | p50 TTFB | Uptime |
|---|---|---|
| Asia (Tokyo) | 63 ms | 100% |
| Europe (Germany) | 93 ms | 100% |
| South America (Santiago) | 972 ms | 100% |
| US (Central) | 41 ms | 100% |
Edge latency over the last 24 hours. Full Google latency detail
Which Google models have already been retired?
| Model | Retired | Replacement | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
gemini-embedding-2-preview | 2026-11-06 | gemini-embedding-2 | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview | 2026-10-22 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
veo-3.1-generate-preview | 2026-10-22 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview | 2026-10-22 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-omni-flash-preview | 2026-10-22 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview | 2026-08-31 | gemini-robotics-er-2-preview | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
imagen-4.0-generate-001 | 2026-08-17 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 | 2026-08-17 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 | 2026-08-17 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 | 2026-07-28 | gemini-3.8-flash | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
veo-3.0-generate-001 | 2026-06-30 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 | 2026-06-30 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
veo-2.0-generate-001 | 2026-06-30 | gemini-omni-1.2-flash or the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview | 2026-06-25 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
gemini-3-pro-image-preview | 2026-06-25 | gemini-3-pro-image | source Source last checked: 2026-11-08. |
How is this calendar maintained?
A scheduled job re-reads Google’s official deprecation page every week and rewrites this table from it. Entries that cannot be traced to a published source are not shown at all, which is why every row carries a source link. Dates change: providers extend deadlines and occasionally bring them forward, so this page reflects what the vendor documented at the last check, not a prediction.
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