# Google Gemini 2.0 Flash Live — deprecation status

> 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.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Provider | Google |
| Model id | `gemini-2.0-flash-live-001` |
| Status | Retired |
| Shutdown | December 9, 2025 (237 days ago) |
| Last verified | August 3, 2026 |

## Replacement

- **Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview** (`gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview`) · recommended — https://modeldeprecations.dev/google/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.
  - Parameters it accepts: https://modelparams.dev/models/google/gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview

```diff
- "model": "gemini-2.0-flash-live-001"
+ "model": "gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview"
```

## FAQ

### 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](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations) — accessed 2026-08-03

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Canonical page: https://modeldeprecations.dev/google/gemini-2.0-flash-live-001
JSON: https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models/google/gemini-2.0-flash-live-001.json