gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image — Available — shutdown No retirement date announced
For gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image, provider is Google (Vertex AI); lifecycle status is Available; shutdown / retirement date is No retirement date announced, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Google (Vertex AI) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image verified
- Lifecycle status
- Available
- Release date
- June 23, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- No retirement date announced verified
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What the source says
Gemini image models Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image | June 23, 2026 | No retirement date announced | |
— cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
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Release date
Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image | June 23, 2026 | No retirement date announced | |
— all from cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Source
- cloud.google.comhttps://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
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