gemini-nano-banana-2.1 — shutdown No shutdown date announced
For gemini-nano-banana-2.1, provider is Google (Gemini Developer API); shutdown / retirement date is No shutdown date announced; 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
- Google (Vertex AI) per cloud.google.com
- Model ID / API name
- gemini-nano-banana-2.1 verified
- Release date
- October 6, 2026 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- No shutdown date announced verified
- 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-nano-banana-2.1 | October 6, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
— 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-nano-banana-2.1 | October 6, 2026 | No shutdown date announced | |
— all from ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-10-07
What cloud.google.com says
gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | October 6, 2026 | No retirement date announced | |
— cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-10-07
Release date
Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model ID | gemini-4-argon-cyber-permissive | October 13, 2026 | No retirement date announced | | gemini-3.8-flash-cyber | September 16, 2026 | No retirement date announced | | gemini-3.8-flash | September 2, 2026 | No retirement date announced | | gemini-3.7-flash | August 13, 2026 | January 28, 2027 | gemini-3.8-flash | gemini-3.6-flash | July 21, 2026 | November 19, 2026 | gemini-3.8-flash | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | October 6, 2026 | No retirement date announced | |
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