01 · Operational consequence
Lifecycleupcoming
Severityhigh
ConsequenceGoogle announces October 2 retirement for the exact image model. Its lifecycle dates are earliest possible, and the replacement column conflicts with the pricing page.
02 · Affected subjects
Componentsgemini-2.5-flash-image
AudienceGemini API developers whose image-generation integrations call the exact gemini-2.5-flash-image ID.
RegionGemini API image model; no project-specific access or regional exception verified
03 · Detection
Stable event IDksr-google-gemini-2-5-flash-image-2026-10-02
Change typeretirement
04 · Before → after
BeforeDeprecated; the listed shutdown date has not yet passed.
AfterScheduled for retirement on 2026-10-02.
05 · Required action
ActionInventory the exact image model ID and validate a currently supported stable image model, outputs and pricing for the affected project before October 2.
Replacement or migration pathValidate gemini-3.1-flash-image or gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image for the affected project. Do not select the retired gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview ID listed in the lifecycle replacement cell.
06 · Actionable date
Date roleMigration deadline
Date2026-10-02
Statusscheduled; Google lifecycle dates are earliest possible
07 · Kingy reproduction
StatusOfficial-source review; runtime not tested
LimitationsPresent October 2 as Google’s announced/listed date, subject to the lifecycle page’s earliest-date caveat. Do not recommend the retired gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview ID from the lifecycle replacement column. Do not treat similarly named Gemini 2.5 Flash text models as deprecated; Google’s separate access note does not override this image-model notice. No project-specific model access or image-output equivalence was tested.
08 · Sources and revision
Checked2026-09-22
Official sourceshttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations · https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/pricing · https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-2.5-flash-image · https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.1-flash-image · https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Correction historyNo corrections recorded.