gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 model retirement
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On July 28, 2026, the model gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 was shut down on generativelanguage.googleapis.com. Calls specifying model gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 fail since that date.
The error you get
What Gemini API answers a call to gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"error":{"code":404,"message":"This model models/gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 is no longer available to new users. Please update your code to use a newer model for the latest features and improvements.","status":"NOT_FOUND"}}{"error":{"code":404,"message":"models/gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 is not found for API version v1beta, or is not supported for generateContent. Call ModelService.ListModels to see the list of available models and their supported methods.","status":"NOT_FOUND"}}What to use instead of gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025
Move to the recommended replacement gemini-3.8-flash.
In Gemini API's words
Model: gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025; Release date: October 7, 2025; Shutdown date: July 28, 2026; Recommended replacement: gemini-3.8-flash
Facts
- API
- Gemini API
generativelanguage.googleapis.com - Model
gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025- Released
- October 7, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- July 28, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Gemini API's own pages
Questions
When does gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 shut down?
Calls to the model gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 stopped working on July 28, 2026.
What happens to calls after July 28, 2026?
They have failed since July 28, 2026.
What error does gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 return once it is shut down?
Gemini API answers HTTP 404: "This model models/gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 is no longer available to new users. Please update your code to use a newer model for the latest features and improvements.". Send another model to fix it.
When was gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 released?
gemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025 was released on October 7, 2025, according to models.dev.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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