gemini-2.0-flash — Retired — shutdown June 1, 2026
For gemini-2.0-flash, provider is Google (Vertex AI); lifecycle status is Retired; shutdown / retirement date is June 1, 2026; recommended replacement is gemini-3.1-flash-lite, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Google (Vertex AI) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-2.0-flash verified
- Lifecycle status
- Retired verified
- Release date
- February 5, 2025 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- June 1, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gemini-3.1-flash-lite verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) per ai.google.dev
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
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 |
— cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Release date
Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Recommended upgrade | gemini-2.0-flash | February 5, 2025 | June 1, 2026 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
— all from cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Provider
cloud.google.com says provider is Google (Vertex AI), as of 2026-09-16.
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 |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says provider is Google (Gemini Developer API), as of 2026-09-16.
Gemini 2.0 models Model | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement | gemini-2.0-flash | February 5, 2025 | June 1, 2026 | gemini-3.6-flash |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
Lifecycle status
cloud.google.com says lifecycle status is Retired, as of 2026-09-16.
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 |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says lifecycle status is Shut down, as of 2026-09-16.
Gemini 2.0 models Model | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement | gemini-2.0-flash | February 5, 2025 | June 1, 2026 | gemini-3.6-flash |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
Recommended replacement
cloud.google.com says recommended replacement is gemini-3.1-flash-lite, as of 2026-09-16.
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 |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says recommended replacement is gemini-3.6-flash, as of 2026-09-16.
Gemini 2.0 models Model | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement | gemini-2.0-flash | February 5, 2025 | June 1, 2026 | gemini-3.6-flash |
Sources
- cloud.google.comhttps://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations