# gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 deprecation — retirement date and replacement

**Google** retires **gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025** on **2026-11-17 or later** (at least 9 days away).
Documented replacement: **gemini-3.8-live**.

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-native-audio-preview-12-2025 | Google | 2026-11-17 or later | gemini-3.8-live |

Google lists this as the earliest possible shutdown date; the exact date is announced with advance notice.

Also retiring on 2026-11-17 or later:
- gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview (Google) → gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts
- gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview (Google) → gemini-3.8-live
- gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts (Google) → gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts
- gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts (Google) → gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/google-gemini-2-5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025