gemini-2.5-flash-image — Available or Deprecated — shutdown March 15, 2027 — sources disagree
For gemini-2.5-flash-image, provider is Google (Vertex AI); lifecycle status is disputed: Available per cloud.google.com, Deprecated per ai.google.dev; shutdown / retirement date is March 15, 2027; recommended replacement is gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image, recorded from its source on 2026-09-28; source re-checked 2026-10-13.
- Provider
- Google (Vertex AI) our reading
- Google (Gemini Developer API) per ai.google.dev
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-2.5-flash-image verified
- Lifecycle status
- Available sources disagree
- Release date
- October 2, 2025 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- March 15, 2027 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image 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
gemini-2.5-flash-image | October 2, 2025 | March 15, 2027 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image |
— cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-28
Where each value comes from
The values above are stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states them is shown here too.
Release date and Shutdown / retirement date
Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image | June 23, 2026 | June 28, 2027 or later | | gemini-3-pro-image | May 28, 2026 | May 28, 2027 or later | | gemini-3.1-flash-image | May 28, 2026 | May 28, 2027 or later | | gemini-2.5-flash-image | October 2, 2025 | March 15, 2027 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image |
— all from cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-28
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.
Lifecycle status
cloud.google.com says lifecycle status is Available, as of 2026-09-28.
gemini-2.5-flash-image | October 2, 2025 | March 15, 2027 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says lifecycle status is Deprecated, as of 2026-10-12.
gemini-2.5-flash-image | October 2, 2025 | March 15, 2027 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image |
Where the other sources' values come from
These values were taken from a passage elsewhere on the other source's page, not from the row quoted with it above.
Release date
Model | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | October 6, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image | June 30, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.1-flash-image | May 28, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | gemini-3-pro-image | May 28, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-2.5-flash-image | October 2, 2025 | March 15, 2027 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image |
— ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-10-12
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