gemini-3.8-flash — shutdown No shutdown date announced or September 2, 2027 or later — sources disagree
For gemini-3.8-flash, provider is Google (Gemini Developer API); shutdown / retirement date is disputed: No shutdown date announced per ai.google.dev, September 2, 2027 or later per cloud.google.com; platform / deployment scope is Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev), recorded from its source on 2026-09-28; source re-checked 2026-10-12.
- Provider
- Google (Gemini Developer API) our reading
- Google (Vertex AI) per cloud.google.com
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-3.8-flash verified
- Release date
- September 2, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- No shutdown date announced sources disagree
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) our reading
- Lifecycle status
- Available per cloud.google.com
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-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
— ai.google.dev, 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 | Release date | Shutdown date | Recommended replacement | gemini-3.8-flash-tts | September 22, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | September 22, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.8-live | September 15, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking | September 15, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
— all from ai.google.dev, 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.
Shutdown / retirement date
ai.google.dev says shutdown / retirement date is No shutdown date announced, as of 2026-09-28.
gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
cloud.google.com says shutdown / retirement date is September 2, 2027 or later, as of 2026-10-16.
gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | September 2, 2027 or later | |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
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 ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | gemini-4-argon | October 13, 2026 | October 13, 2027 or later | | gemini-3.8-live | September 24, 2026 | September 25, 2027 or later | | gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | September 2, 2027 or later | |
— cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-10-16
Sources
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
- cloud.google.comhttps://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning