gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts — Deprecated — shutdown November 17, 2026
For gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts, provider is Google (Gemini Developer API); lifecycle status is Deprecated; shutdown / retirement date is November 17, 2026; recommended replacement is gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts; platform / deployment scope is Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev), recorded from its source on 2026-10-07; source re-checked 2026-10-12.
- Provider
- Google (Gemini Developer API) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts verified
- Lifecycle status
- Deprecated
- Release date
- May 20, 2025 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- November 17, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) our reading
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What the source says
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts | May 20, 2025 | November 17, 2026 | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts |
— ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-10-07
Where each value comes from
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Release date and Shutdown / retirement date
Model | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement | gemini-3.5-transcribe | August 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | Preview models | | | | gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts | May 20, 2025 | November 17, 2026 | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts | May 20, 2025 | November 17, 2026 | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts |
— all from ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations