# Google model deprecations

Every Gemini and PaLM model deprecation across Google’s first-party API and Vertex AI, with published dates and receipts on every row.

As of Oct 17, 2026, Google has 31 upcoming dated retirements and 62 past across its first-party API and the partner routes in the feed. The next is gemini-2.5-flash on Vertex AI on Oct 20, 2026.

- 93 dated notices tracked
- 31 upcoming
- 62 past
- Last verified October 13, 2026

## Notice policy

No stated minimum. Google publishes an earliest possible retirement date per model and communicates the exact date later, without naming a minimum notice period.

Google publishes forward-looking retirement dates ahead of the notice window.

[Read Google’s policy](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations)

53 of these dates come from Google’s own page; 38 are published by Vertex AI for Google models it hosts; 2 are published by Cloudflare Workers AI for Google models it hosts.

## Upcoming retirements

| Model | Route | Retirement date | Announced / observed | Replacement | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `gemini-2.5-flash` | Vertex AI | October 20, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` | Vertex AI | October 20, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-2.5-pro` | Vertex AI | October 20, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `Gemini 3.5 Flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-omni-flash-preview` | First party | No sooner than October 22, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-omni-1.1-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview` | First party | No sooner than October 22, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar September 30, 2026 | `gemini-omni-1.1-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.1-generate-preview` | First party | No sooner than October 22, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar September 30, 2026 | `gemini-omni-1.1-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview` | First party | No sooner than October 22, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar September 30, 2026 | `gemini-omni-1.1-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-image` | First party | No sooner than October 29, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025` | First party | No sooner than November 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-live` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts` | First party | No sooner than November 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts` | First party | No sooner than November 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview` | First party | No sooner than November 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-live` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview` | First party | No sooner than November 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.1-fast-generate-001` | Vertex AI | No sooner than November 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `veo-3.1-generate-001` | Vertex AI | No sooner than November 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio` | Vertex AI | December 13, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-image` | First party | No sooner than March 15, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-image` | Vertex AI | March 15, 2027 | First observed by Radar September 17, 2026 | `Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `multimodalembedding@001` | Vertex AI | April 1, 2027 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `text-embedding-004` | Vertex AI | April 1, 2027 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `text-embedding-005` | Vertex AI | April 1, 2027 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `text-multilingual-embedding-002` | Vertex AI | April 1, 2027 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` | First party | No sooner than May 7, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` | Vertex AI | No sooner than May 7, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-3.5-flash` | Vertex AI | No sooner than May 19, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-3-pro-image` | Vertex AI | No sooner than May 28, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-image` | Vertex AI | No sooner than May 28, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` | Vertex AI | No sooner than June 28, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar September 17, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-3.5-flash-lite` | Vertex AI | No sooner than July 21, 2027 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-embedding-001` | First party | No sooner than May 14, 2028 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-2` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-embedding-001` | Vertex AI | No sooner than May 20, 2028 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |

## Past retirements

| Model | Route | Retirement date | Announced / observed | Replacement | Receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| `gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview` | First party | No sooner than August 31, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-robotics-er-2-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001` | First party | No sooner than August 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `imagen-4.0-generate-001` | First party | No sooner than August 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001` | First party | No sooner than August 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `embedding-2-preview` | First party | No sooner than August 10, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-2` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025` | First party | No sooner than July 28, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 1, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-2.0-generate-001` | Vertex AI | June 30, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `veo-3.1-generate-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/deprecations/partner-models) |
| `veo-2.0-generate-001` | First party | No sooner than June 30, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `veo-3.1-generate-previewor the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.0-fast-generate-001` | Vertex AI | June 30, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `veo-3.1-fast-generate-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `veo-3.0-fast-generate-001` | First party | No sooner than June 30, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `veo-3.1-fast-generate-previewor the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.0-generate-001` | Vertex AI | June 30, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `veo-3.1-generate-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `veo-3.0-generate-001` | First party | No sooner than June 30, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `veo-3.1-generate-previewor the GA models on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-3-pro-image-preview` | First party | No sooner than June 25, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3-pro-image` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview` | First party | No sooner than June 25, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash` | Vertex AI | June 1, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash` | First party | No sooner than June 1, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.6-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-001` | First party | No sooner than June 1, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.6-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-lite` | First party | No sooner than June 1, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-lite` | Vertex AI | June 1, 2026 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001` | First party | No sooner than June 1, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `@cf/google/gemma-3-12b-it` | Cloudflare Workers AI | May 30, 2026 | Announced May 8, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/rss/workers-ai.xml) |
| `@hf/google/gemma-7b-it` | Cloudflare Workers AI | May 30, 2026 | Announced May 8, 2026 | No published replacement | [Receipt](https://developers.cloudflare.com/changelog/rss/workers-ai.xml) |
| `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview` | First party | No sooner than May 25, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview` | First party | No sooner than April 30, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025` | First party | No sooner than March 31, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-3-pro-preview` | First party | No sooner than March 9, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-pro-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25` | First party | No sooner than February 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.6-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06` | First party | No sooner than February 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `imagen-4.0-generate-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06` | First party | No sooner than February 17, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview` | First party | No sooner than January 15, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `text-embedding-004` | First party | No sooner than January 14, 2026 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-2` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview` | First party | No sooner than December 9, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05` | First party | No sooner than December 9, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-live-001` | First party | No sooner than December 9, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar September 15, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-live` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview` | First party | No sooner than December 9, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar September 15, 2026 | `gemini-3.8-live` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25` | First party | No sooner than December 2, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-pro-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06` | First party | No sooner than December 2, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-pro-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05` | First party | No sooner than December 2, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.1-pro-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20` | First party | No sooner than November 18, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-3.6-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation` | First party | No sooner than November 14, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar October 6, 2026 | `gemini-nano-banana-2.1` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview` | First party | No sooner than November 12, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `veo-3.0-generate-preview` | First party | No sooner than November 12, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `veo-3.1-generate-preview` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `imagen-3.0-generate-002` | First party | No sooner than November 10, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `imagen-4.0-generate-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `embedding-001` | First party | No sooner than October 30, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-2` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `embedding-gecko-001` | First party | No sooner than October 30, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-2` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-embedding-exp` | First party | No sooner than October 30, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-2` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-embedding-exp-03-07` | First party | No sooner than October 30, 2025 (may retire from this date) | First observed by Radar August 26, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-2` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en) |
| `gemini-1.5-flash-002` | Vertex AI | September 24, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-1.5-pro-002` | Vertex AI | September 24, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `imagetext` | Vertex AI | September 24, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-image` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-1.5-flash-001` | Vertex AI | May 24, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-1.5-pro-001` | Vertex AI | May 24, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `textembedding-gecko-multilingual@001` | Vertex AI | May 24, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `textembedding-gecko@003` | Vertex AI | May 24, 2025 | First observed by Radar September 29, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `chat-bison` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `code-gecko` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-1.0-pro-001` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-1.0-pro-002` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `gemini-1.0-pro-vision-001` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `text-bison` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-2.5-flash-lite` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `textembedding-gecko@001` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |
| `textembedding-gecko@002` | Vertex AI | April 21, 2025 | First observed by Radar August 31, 2026 | `gemini-embedding-001` (Provider-named replacement; equivalence is not asserted.) | [Receipt](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions) |

## When the same model retires on different dates

The same model can carry a different published retirement date on each route it ships on. Radar does not reconcile the dates — use the one for the route you actually call.

### `textembedding004` — 442-day spread between published dates

- Google · first party: No sooner than January 14, 2026 ([Source](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en))
- Google · Vertex AI: April 1, 2027 ([Source](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions))

The same model carries different published dates by route. Use the date for the route you call; Radar does not reconcile them.

### `gemini31flashimage` — 211-day spread between published dates

- Google · first party: No sooner than October 29, 2026 ([Source](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en))
- Google · Vertex AI: No sooner than May 28, 2027 ([Source](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions))

The same model carries different published dates by route. Use the date for the route you call; Radar does not reconcile them.

### `geminiembedding001` — 6-day spread between published dates

- Google · first party: No sooner than May 14, 2028 ([Source](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations?hl=en))
- Google · Vertex AI: No sooner than May 20, 2028 ([Source](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions))

The same model carries different published dates by route. Use the date for the route you call; Radar does not reconcile them.

## FAQ

### Which Google models are deprecated or being retired?

As of Oct 17, 2026, Google has 31 upcoming dated retirements and 62 past across its first-party API and the partner routes in the feed. The next is gemini-2.5-flash on Vertex AI on Oct 20, 2026. The soonest dated rows: gemini-2.5-flash on Vertex AI on Oct 20, 2026; gemini-2.5-flash-lite on Vertex AI on Oct 20, 2026; gemini-2.5-pro on Vertex AI on Oct 20, 2026. Every row in the tables above carries its own source receipt.

### When is the next Google model retirement?

gemini-2.5-flash on Vertex AI on Oct 20, 2026, as published in the source linked on that row. Dates marked "no sooner than" are floors, not deadlines.

### How much notice does Google give before retiring a model?

Google does not publish a blanket minimum-notice period.

### What does a "no sooner than" date mean?

It’s a floor, not a deadline. Some providers publish only the earliest possible shutdown date for a model, with the final date to be confirmed later. Treat it as "this won’t happen before this date," not as the date itself.

### What’s the difference between "Announced" and "First observed by Radar"?

"Announced" is the date the provider itself published the notice — it only appears on a row when the provider discloses one. "First observed by Radar" is Radar’s own collection timestamp, the date its pipeline first saw the source; it is never presented as the provider’s own announcement date.

### Does this page cover Google models hosted on partner platforms?

Yes. This page lists every dated retirement notice observed for Google, spanning its own first-party API and every partner platform it ships on. Each row’s Route column shows which one a given date applies to.

Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/deprecations/google