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Google gemini-2.5-flash-image

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Google)

Shutdown scheduled Shuts down in 60 days

No — Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is not deprecated as of August 3, 2026. Google has not deprecated it, but publishes October 2, 2026 (in 60 days) as the earliest date it could be retired. Google points new work at Gemini 3.1 Flash Image.

The original Nano Banana, and the model that made conversational image editing a mainstream feature in late 2025. Its shutdown is set two weeks earlier than the rest of the 2.5 line, on 2 October 2026 rather than 16 October, so an app doing both chat and image editing has two migration deadlines, not one.

The facts

Provider Google
Model id gemini-2.5-flash-image
Released —
Deprecated not deprecated
Shutdown (earliest) October 2, 2026 · in 60 days

The provider publishes this as the earliest date the model could be retired, not a commitment. It may move later, but not earlier.
Status Shutdown scheduled
Last verified August 3, 2026

What to use instead

Google Gemini 3.1 Flash Image gemini-3.1-flash-image Provider-recommended Active

Google's deprecation table names gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview. That preview has since gone stable as gemini-3.1-flash-image, which is what the models page lists and what this page points at.

What parameters gemini-3.1-flash-image 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-2.5-flash-image"
+ "model": "gemini-3.1-flash-image"

Frequently asked questions

When will Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image shut down?
Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is scheduled to shut down on October 2, 2026, in 60 days. Google publishes this as the earliest possible retirement date rather than a firm commitment, so it may move later — but not earlier.
What replaces Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image?
Google recommends Gemini 3.1 Flash Image (`gemini-3.1-flash-image`) as the replacement for Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image. Google's deprecation table names gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview. That preview has since gone stable as gemini-3.1-flash-image, which is what the models page lists and what this page points at.
Is Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image still available?
Yes. Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image is active and fully supported as of August 3, 2026.
How do I migrate from Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image to gemini-3.1-flash-image?
Swap the model id in your API call: replace "gemini-2.5-flash-image" with "gemini-3.1-flash-image". Google's deprecation table names gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview. That preview has since gone stable as gemini-3.1-flash-image, which is what the models page lists and what this page points at.

Sources

Found something wrong? The data is one YAML file — edit it on GitHub.

This page, for machines

JSON Markdown Badge JSON

Drop the badge in a README so it turns red the day this model is retired:

[![gemini-2.5-flash-image](https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://modeldeprecations.dev/badge/google/gemini-2.5-flash-image.json)](https://modeldeprecations.dev/google/gemini-2.5-flash-image)

Other Google models

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How to use this site

The full guide, in Markdown. Copy it and hand it to a coding agent verbatim.

# How to use modeldeprecations.dev

[modeldeprecations.dev](https://modeldeprecations.dev) answers one question per model: is it deprecated,
when does it shut down, and what replaces it. Every date on the site is cited to the
provider's own documentation, with the date we last checked it.

Three lifecycle states are used, matching the providers' own vocabulary:

- **active** — still supported, no deprecation announced.
- **deprecated** — the provider has announced it is going away. It still answers requests.
- **retired** — API access is gone. Requests fail.

A model can be active *and* carry a shutdown date: Anthropic publishes a
"not sooner than" date and Google publishes an earliest shutdown date for models
that are current and fully supported. Those are reported as scheduled shutdowns,
not deprecations, because that is what the provider actually committed to.

## Check one model

```bash
curl https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models/openai/gpt-4-32k.json
```

Or fetch the page as Markdown, which includes the answer, the dates and the sources:

```bash
curl https://modeldeprecations.dev/openai/gpt-4-32k.md
```

## Full catalog

```bash
curl https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/models.json
```

Ids are `provider/model`. Dated snapshots (`gpt-4-32k-0613`) are listed as aliases of
their canonical entry rather than as separate records.

Each entry carries `computed_status`, the lifecycle state recomputed against the build
date — so a model whose shutdown has passed reads `retired` without anyone editing data.

## Badges

A shields.io endpoint per model, for READMEs that should go red when a model dies:

```
https://img.shields.io/endpoint?url=https://modeldeprecations.dev/badge/openai/gpt-4-32k.json
```

## Calendar and changelog

- Subscribe to every shutdown date: https://modeldeprecations.dev/calendar.ics
- Changelog RSS: https://modeldeprecations.dev/changelog.xml

## JSON Schema

```bash
curl https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/schema.json
```

## Contribute

Data lives in YAML under `models/{provider}/{model}.yaml` in the
[GitHub repo](https://github.com/mnfst/modeldeprecations.dev). Every lifecycle date needs a source URL; CI rejects a
date without one. Open a PR.

## For agents

- Machine-readable overview: https://modeldeprecations.dev/llms.txt
- This guide plus every model inline: https://modeldeprecations.dev/llms-full.txt
- Any page also exists as Markdown: append `.md` to a model URL.
- In a browser, this site registers a **WebMCP** tool on `navigator.modelContext`:
  `check_model_deprecation`, `list_shutdowns`, `find_replacement`, and `get_usage_guide`.
- Parameters each model accepts are catalogued on the sibling site, https://modelparams.dev.