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  "$schema": "https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/schema.json",
  "provider": "vertex",
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  "name": "Gemini 2.5 Flash (Vertex AI)",
  "aliases": [],
  "description": "The fast, cheap half of the 2.5 generation on Vertex AI, and the workhorse most workloads defaulted to through late 2025. Google has committed to retiring it on the platform on October 20, 2026, and points users at the 3.x Flash-Lite line as the replacement.",
  "released_on": "2025-06-17",
  "shutdown_on": "2026-10-20",
  "status": "deprecated",
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      "provider": "vertex",
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      "external": false
    },
    {
      "provider": "vertex",
      "model": "gemini-3.1-flash-lite",
      "recommended": false,
      "external": false
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions",
      "title": "Vertex AI model versions and lifecycle",
      "accessed": "2026-08-21"
    }
  ],
  "last_verified": "2026-08-21",
  "computed_status": "deprecated",
  "asOf": "2026-09-11"
}