# gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview deprecation — retirement date and replacement

**Google** retires **gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview** on **2026-01-15**.
Documented replacement: **gemini-nano-banana-2.1**.

Source: https://aistudio.google.com/docs/deprecations
Source last checked: 2026-11-08.
Calendar as of 2026-11-08 UTC.

| Model | Provider | Retires | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview | Google | 2026-01-15 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 |

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/google-gemini-2-5-flash-image-preview