This page lists the known deprecation schedules for stable (GA) and preview models and for managed agents in the Gemini API. A "deprecation" is the announcement that we no longer provide support for a model, and that it will be "shut down" in the near future. Once a model is "shutdown", it is completely turned off, and the endpoint is no longer available.
Deprecation announcements are made on the Release notes page, and the announced earliest shutdown dates are tracked on this page. Already-shutdown models are indicated with gray backgrounds.
Gemini 3 models
| Model | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement |
gemini-3.8-live |
September 15, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking |
September 15, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.8-flash |
September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.7-flash |
August 13, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.6-flash |
July 21, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
July 21, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.5-flash |
May 19, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.1-flash-image |
May 28, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3-pro-image |
May 28, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
May 7, 2026 | May 7, 2027 | gemini-3.5-flash-lite |
| Preview models | |||
gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview |
February 26, 2026 | June 25, 2026 | gemini-3.1-flash-image |
gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
February 19, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
gemini-3-pro-image-preview |
November 20, 2025 | June 25, 2026 | gemini-3-pro-image |
gemini-3-flash-preview |
December 17, 2025 | No shutdown date announced | gemini-3.6-flash |
gemini-3-pro-preview |
November 18, 2025 | March 9, 2026 | gemini-3.1-pro-preview |