gemini-3-flash-preview — shutdown No shutdown date announced
For gemini-3-flash-preview, provider is Google (Gemini Developer API); shutdown / retirement date is No shutdown date announced; recommended replacement is gemini-3.6-flash; platform / deployment scope is Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev), recorded from its source on 2026-10-12; source re-checked 2026-10-13.
- Provider
- Google (Gemini Developer API) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-3-flash-preview verified
- Release date
- December 17, 2025 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- No shutdown date announced verified
- Recommended replacement
- gemini-3.6-flash verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) our reading
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What the source says
gemini-3-flash-preview | December 17, 2025 | No shutdown date announced | gemini-3.6-flash |
— ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-10-12
Where each value comes from
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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 | | gemini-3.7-flash | August 13, 2026 | N/A | gemini-3.8-flash (not available to select in Google AI Studio; the endpoint is not shutting down and automatically routes API requests to gemini-3.8-flash) | gemini-3.6-flash | July 21, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | July 21, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3.5-flash | May 19, 2026 | N/A | gemini-3.6-flash (not available to select in Google AI Studio; the endpoint is not shutting down and automatically routes API requests to gemini-3.6-flash) | gemini-3.1-flash-lite | May 7, 2026 | May 7, 2027 | gemini-3.5-flash-lite | Preview models | | | | gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview | February 26, 2026 | November 17, 2026 | gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts | gemini-3.1-pro-preview | February 19, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | | gemini-3-flash-preview | December 17, 2025 | No shutdown date announced | gemini-3.6-flash |
— all from ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-10-12
Source
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
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