---
title: "Firebase AI Logic in JavaScript SDK 13.0.0 deprecates sampling parameters in GenerationConfig: 2026-10-07 | Harbyn"
description: "Firebase AI Logic in JavaScript SDK 13.0.0 deprecates sampling parameters in GenerationConfig, announced Oct 7, 2026."
canonical: "https://harbyn.com/changes/firebase/2026-10-07-generation-parameters-deprecated"
last-updated: 2026-10-07
---

# Firebase AI Logic in JavaScript SDK 13.0.0 deprecates sampling parameters in GenerationConfig

Markdown version of <https://harbyn.com/changes/firebase/2026-10-07-generation-parameters-deprecated>.

Deprecation - Firebase. low severity. In effect.

Firebase JavaScript SDK 13.0.0 deprecates candidateCount, temperature, topP, topK, presencePenalty and frequencyPenalty in GenerationConfig and LiveGenerationConfig, because Gemini 3.x and later models do not support them. No removal date is given.

## Facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Vendor | [Firebase](https://harbyn.com/vendors/firebase.md) |
| Kind | Deprecation |
| Severity | low |
| Status | In effect |
| Announced | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Added to Harbyn | Oct 7, 2026 |
| Lead time | No dated deadline |
| Symbols | `candidateCount`, `temperature`, `topP`, `topK`, `presencePenalty`, `frequencyPenalty` |
| Review | Reviewed by a person, extracted by a model |

## Find it in your code

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```

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## Sources

Where this event comes from: the page we read, when we read it, and the hash of that snapshot.

- <https://firebase.google.com/support/release-notes/js> (changelog, fetched 2026-10-07 23:09 UTC, sha256 `2407d40b1d1bbfdc5572e4c5640df949d51c50d74ee44b8e35cafa4951fb13c5`)

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