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

**Google** retires **gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview** on **2025-12-09**.
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-live-2.5-flash-preview | Google | 2025-12-09 | gemini-3.8-live |

Also retiring on 2025-12-09:
- gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview (Google) → gemini-3.1-flash-lite
- gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05 (Google) → gemini-3.1-flash-lite
- gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 (Google) → gemini-3.8-live

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