# gemini-1.0-pro-001 — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For gemini-1.0-pro-001, provider is Google (Vertex AI); human-readable model name is Gemini 1.0 Pro; lifecycle status is Retired; shutdown / retirement date is April 21, 2025; recommended replacement is gemini-2.5-flash, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** Google (Vertex AI)
- **Model ID / API name:** gemini-1.0-pro-001 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Human-readable model name:** Gemini 1.0 Pro
- **Lifecycle status:** Retired _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** April 21, 2025 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Recommended replacement:** gemini-2.5-flash _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Retired models The following table lists the retired models (click to expand) Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Recommended upgrade | gemini-2.0-flash | February 5, 2025 | June 1, 2026 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | gemini-2.0-flash-lite | February 25, 2025 | June 1, 2026 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | gemini-1.5-pro-001 | May 24, 2024 | May 24, 2025 | gemini-2.5-flash | gemini-1.5-pro-002 | September 24, 2024 | September 24, 2025 | gemini-2.5-flash | gemini-1.5-flash-001 | May 24, 2024 | May 24, 2025 | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | gemini-1.5-flash-002 | September 24, 2024 | September 24, 2025 | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | textembedding-gecko@003 * | December 12, 2023 | May 24, 2025 | gemini-embedding-001 | textembedding-gecko-multilingual@001 | November 2, 2023 | May 24, 2025 | gemini-embedding-001 | gemini-1.0-pro-001 | February 15, 2024 | April 21, 2025 | gemini-2.5-flash |

## Source

- https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).