gemini-2.5-flash-lite — Available — shutdown October 20, 2026
For gemini-2.5-flash-lite, provider is Google (Vertex AI); lifecycle status is Available; shutdown / retirement date is October 20, 2026; recommended replacement is Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Google (Vertex AI) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-2.5-flash-lite verified
- Lifecycle status
- Available
- Release date
- July 22, 2025 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- October 20, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4 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-lite | July 22, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4 |
— cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Where each value comes from
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Release date
Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | July 21, 2026 | July 21, 2027 or later | | gemini-3.5-flash | May 19, 2026 | May 19, 2027 or later | | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | May 7, 2026 | May 7, 2027 or later | | gemini-2.5-pro | June 17, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | Gemini 3.5 Flash | gemini-2.5-flash | June 17, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | gemini-2.5-flash-lite | July 22, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4 |
— 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.
gemini-2.5-flash-lite | July 22, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4 |
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-2.5-flash-lite | July 22, 2025 | No shutdown date announced | |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
Shutdown / retirement date
cloud.google.com says shutdown / retirement date is October 20, 2026, as of 2026-09-16.
gemini-2.5-flash-lite | July 22, 2025 | October 20, 2026 | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite or Gemma 4 |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says shutdown / retirement date is No shutdown date announced, as of 2026-09-16.
gemini-2.5-flash-lite | July 22, 2025 | No shutdown date announced | |
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