# gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 deprecation — retirement date and replacement

**Google** retires **gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20** on **2025-11-18**.
Documented replacement: **gemini-3.6-flash**.

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-preview-05-20 | Google | 2025-11-18 | gemini-3.6-flash |

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/google-gemini-2-5-flash-preview-05-20