# gemini-2.5-pro deprecation — retirement date and replacement

**Google** retires **gemini-2.5-pro** on **2026-12-01** (in 23 days).
Documented replacement: **gemini-3.8-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-pro | Google | 2026-12-01 | gemini-3.8-flash |

gemini-2.5-pro is no longer available in Google AI Studio; effective December 1, 2026, API requests to gemini-2.5-pro will automatically route to gemini-3.8-flash

Also retiring on 2026-12-01:
- gpt-image-1-mini (OpenAI) → gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flare
- gpt-image-1.5 (OpenAI) → gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flare
- chatgpt-image-latest (OpenAI) → gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flare
- gpt-image-1.5-2025-12-16 (OpenAI) → gpt-image-2.6-sunburst or gpt-image-2.6-flare
- gemini-2.5-flash (Google) → gemini-3.5-flash-lite

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/google-gemini-2-5-pro