--- title: "Google Gemini API API changes, deprecations and deadlines | Harbyn" description: "Google Gemini API: 5 upcoming deadlines and 53 recorded changes as of 2026-10-25, each with its source." canonical: "https://harbyn.com/vendors/google-gemini" last-updated: 2026-10-13 --- # Google Gemini API: API changes and deadlines Markdown version of . AI models and APIs. 5 upcoming deadlines, 53 recorded changes. Every entry cites the Google Gemini API page we read it from. ## What we read The Google Gemini API pages and feeds our ingestion visits, politely and on a schedule. - **Deprecations**: - **Changelog**: - **Changelog**: - **Changelog**: ## What the scanner looks for How `harbyn scan` recognises Google Gemini API in a repository, on your machine. Nothing leaves it. - **Packages**: `npm @google/genai`, `npm @google/generative-ai`, `pypi google-genai`, `pypi google-generativeai` - **API hosts**: `generativelanguage.googleapis.com` - **Model IDs starting with**: `gemini-`, `imagen-`, `veo-` ## Upcoming deadlines | Deadline | Change | Use instead | Details | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 17, 2026 | gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview and 1 more shutdown 2026-11-17 | `gemini-3.8-live` | | | | Nov 17, 2026 | gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview and 2 more shutdown 2026-11-17 | `gemini-3.8-flash-tts`, `gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts` | | | | Mar 15, 2027 | gemini-2.5-flash-image shutdown 2027-03-15 (rescheduled) | `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` | | | | May 7, 2027 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite shutdown 2027-05-07 | `gemini-3.5-flash-lite` | | | | May 14, 2028 | gemini-embedding-001 shutdown 2028-05-14 | `gemini-embedding-2` | | | ## Change history Newest first, by the date Google Gemini API announced it. This is the archive: past changes are not warnings, and changes we recorded after they took effect are marked as such. ### October 2026 - Oct 13, 2026, Feature: [Gemini 4 Argon generally available](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog.md.txt) - Oct 9, 2026, Retirement: [deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 shutdown 2026-10-23](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-10-09-deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025-shutdown-2026-10-23.md) (effective Oct 23, 2026) - Oct 8, 2026, Deprecation: [Gemini 3.5 Flash deprecated](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-10-08-gemini-3-5-flash-deprecated.md) - Oct 7, 2026, Retirement: [veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview and 3 more shutdown 2026-10-22](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-10-07-veo-3-1-lite-generate-preview-shutdown-2026-10-22.md) (effective Oct 22, 2026) - Oct 6, 2026, Deprecation: [gemini-3.1-flash-image deprecated, no shutdown date yet](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-10-06-gemini-3-1-flash-image-deprecated.md) - Oct 6, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-3.1-flash-image shuts down on October 29, 2026](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-10-06-gemini-3-1-flash-image-deprecated-and-scheduled-for-shutdown.md) (retracted; effective Oct 29, 2026) - Oct 6, 2026, Feature: [Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 generally available](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog) - Oct 2, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 shutdown 2026-07-28](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-10-02-gemini-2-5-computer-use-preview-10-2025-shutdown-2026-07-28.md) (effective Jul 28, 2026; recorded after the fact) ### September 2026 - Sep 30, 2026, Retirement: [veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview and 2 more shutdown 2026-10-22](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-30-veo-3-1-lite-generate-preview-shutdown-2026-10-22.md) (effective Oct 22, 2026) - Sep 22, 2026, Feature: [Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Flash-Lite TTS generally available](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog) - Sep 22, 2026, Feature: [Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS generally available (GA)](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog.md.txt) (effective Sep 22, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [antigravity-preview-05-2026 shutdown 2026-10-05](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-antigravity-preview-05-2026-shutdown-2026-10-05.md) (effective Oct 5, 2026) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [embedding-001 and 3 more shutdown 2025-10-30](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-embedding-001-shutdown-2025-10-30.md) (effective Oct 30, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [embedding-2-preview shutdown 2026-08-10](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-embedding-2-preview-shutdown-2026-08-10.md) (effective Aug 10, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview and 1 more shutdown 2025-12-09](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-0-flash-lite-preview-shutdown-2025-12-09.md) (effective Dec 9, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.0-flash-lite and 1 more shutdown 2026-06-01](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-0-flash-lite-shutdown-2026-06-01.md) (effective Jun 1, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 and 1 more shutdown 2025-12-09](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-0-flash-live-001-shutdown-2025-12-09.md) (effective Dec 9, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation shutdown 2025-11-14](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-0-flash-preview-image-generation-shutdown-2025-11-14.md) (effective Nov 14, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.0-flash and 1 more shutdown 2026-06-01](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-0-flash-shutdown-2026-06-01.md) (effective Jun 1, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview shutdown 2026-01-15](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-5-flash-image-preview-shutdown-2026-01-15.md) (effective Jan 15, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.5-flash-image shutdown 2026-10-02](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-5-flash-image-shutdown-2026-10-02.md) (effective Oct 2, 2026) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 shutdown 2026-03-31](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025-shutdown-2026-03-31.md) (effective Mar 31, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20 shutdown 2025-11-18](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-5-flash-preview-05-20-shutdown-2025-11-18.md) (effective Nov 18, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 shutdown 2026-02-17](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-5-flash-preview-09-25-shutdown-2026-02-17.md) (effective Feb 17, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25 and 2 more shutdown 2025-12-02](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-2-5-pro-preview-03-25-shutdown-2025-12-02.md) (effective Dec 2, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview shutdown 2026-06-25](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-3-1-flash-image-preview-shutdown-2026-06-25.md) (effective Jun 25, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview shutdown 2026-05-25](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-3-1-flash-lite-preview-shutdown-2026-05-25.md) (effective May 25, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-3-pro-image-preview shutdown 2026-06-25](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-3-pro-image-preview-shutdown-2026-06-25.md) (effective Jun 25, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-3-pro-preview shutdown 2026-03-09](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-3-pro-preview-shutdown-2026-03-09.md) (effective Mar 9, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-omni-flash-preview shutdown 2026-09-30](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-omni-flash-preview-shutdown-2026-09-30.md) (effective Sep 30, 2026) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview shutdown 2026-04-30](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-robotics-er-1-5-preview-shutdown-2026-04-30.md) (effective Apr 30, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview shutdown 2026-08-31](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-gemini-robotics-er-1-6-preview-shutdown-2026-08-31.md) (effective Aug 31, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [imagen-3.0-generate-002 shutdown 2025-11-10](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-imagen-3-0-generate-002-shutdown-2025-11-10.md) (effective Nov 10, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [imagen-4.0-generate-001 and 2 more shutdown 2026-08-17](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-imagen-4-0-generate-001-shutdown-2026-08-17.md) (effective Aug 17, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 shutdown 2026-02-17](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-imagen-4-0-generate-preview-06-06-shutdown-2026-02-17.md) (effective Feb 17, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 shutdown 2026-02-17](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-imagen-4-0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06-shutdown-2026-02-17.md) (effective Feb 17, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [text-embedding-004 shutdown 2026-01-14](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-text-embedding-004-shutdown-2026-01-14.md) (effective Jan 14, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 shutdown 2026-06-30](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-veo-3-0-fast-generate-001-shutdown-2026-06-30.md) (effective Jun 30, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview shutdown 2025-11-12](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-veo-3-0-fast-generate-preview-shutdown-2025-11-12.md) (effective Nov 12, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [veo-3.0-generate-001 and 1 more shutdown 2026-06-30](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-veo-3-0-generate-001-shutdown-2026-06-30.md) (effective Jun 30, 2026; recorded after the fact) - Sep 21, 2026, Retirement: [veo-3.0-generate-preview shutdown 2025-11-12](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-21-veo-3-0-generate-preview-shutdown-2025-11-12.md) (effective Nov 12, 2025; recorded after the fact) - Sep 18, 2026, Behavior change: [Gemini 2.5 models access update](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-18-gemini-2-5-models-access-update.md) - Sep 17, 2026, Deprecation: [Antigravity Agent antigravity-preview-05-2026 deprecated, shuts down October 5, 2026](https://harbyn.com/changes/google-gemini/2026-09-17-antigravity-agent-tool-parameters-and-file-editing-behavior-changed.md) (effective Oct 5, 2026) - Sep 15, 2026, Feature: [Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking GA](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog.md.txt) - Sep 15, 2026, Feature: [Gemini 3.8 Live models generally available](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog) - Sep 3, 2026, Feature: [Lyria 3.5 generally available](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog) - Sep 2, 2026, Feature: [Gemini 3.8 Flash generally available](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog) - Sep 1, 2026, Feature: [Agentic video understanding released](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog)