gemini-2.0-flash-live-001
Gemini 2.0 Flash Live (Google)
Yes — Gemini 2.0 Flash Live is retired. Google shut it down on December 9, 2025; API requests to it now fail. The recommended replacement is Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview.
The first Live API model, handling bidirectional audio and video streaming over a websocket rather than request-response. It shut down on 9 December 2025, six months before the rest of the 2.0 line, because the Live API moved fast enough that a 2.0-era session protocol was not worth maintaining.
The facts
| Provider | |
|---|---|
| Model id | gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 |
| Released | — |
| Deprecated | date not published |
| Shutdown | December 9, 2025 · 237 days ago |
| Status | Retired |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |
What to use instead
The successor is still a preview id. Migrating off a retired model onto a preview one is not ideal, but it is what Google names.
What parameters gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview accepts on modelparams.dev
Change the id
In most cases the migration is one string. Check the parameter differences before you ship — newer models drop older sampling knobs more often than they add them.
- "model": "gemini-2.0-flash-live-001"
+ "model": "gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview"
Frequently asked questions
- When did Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live shut down?
- Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live shut down on December 9, 2025. API requests to it fail from that date onward.
- What replaces Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live?
- Google recommends Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview (`gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview`) as the replacement for Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live. The successor is still a preview id. Migrating off a retired model onto a preview one is not ideal, but it is what Google names.
- Is Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live still available?
- No. Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live is retired and no longer served — it was shut down on December 9, 2025. Calls to it return an error.
- How do I migrate from Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live to gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview?
- Swap the model id in your API call: replace "gemini-2.0-flash-live-001" with "gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview". The successor is still a preview id. Migrating off a retired model onto a preview one is not ideal, but it is what Google names.
Sources
- Gemini API deprecations · ai.google.dev · accessed August 3, 2026
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Drop the badge in a README so it turns red the day this model is retired:
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