imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 — Shut down — shutdown August 17, 2026
For imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001, provider is Google (Gemini Developer API); lifecycle status is Shut down; shutdown / retirement date is August 17, 2026; recommended replacement is gemini-nano-banana-2.1; 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
- imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 verified
- Lifecycle status
- Shut down
- Release date
- June 24, 2025 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- August 17, 2026 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gemini-nano-banana-2.1 verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) our reading
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
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 | June 24, 2025 | August 17, 2026 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 |
— 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 | imagen-4.0-generate-001 | June 24, 2025 | August 17, 2026 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 | June 24, 2025 | August 17, 2026 | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 |
— all from ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-10-07
Source
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations