gemini-2.5-flash-image model retirement
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On March 15, 2027, the gemini-2.5-flash-image model will stop working. Calls using model gemini-2.5-flash-image will fail after this date. This shutdown affects all requests directed to this specific model.
The error you get from March 15, 2027
What Gemini API answers a call to gemini-2.5-flash-image once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"error":{"code":404,"message":"This model models/gemini-2.5-flash-image 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-flash-image 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-flash-image
Move to the recommended replacement gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image.
In Gemini API's words
Model: gemini-2.5-flash-image; Release date: October 2, 2025; Shutdown date: March 15, 2027; Recommended replacement: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Facts
- API
- Gemini API
generativelanguage.googleapis.com - Model
gemini-2.5-flash-image- Released
- August 26, 2025 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- March 15, 2027
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Gemini API's own pages
Questions
When does gemini-2.5-flash-image shut down?
Calls to the model gemini-2.5-flash-image stop working on March 15, 2027.
What happens to calls after March 15, 2027?
They fail from that day.
What error does gemini-2.5-flash-image return once it is shut down?
Gemini API answers HTTP 404: "This model models/gemini-2.5-flash-image 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-flash-image released?
gemini-2.5-flash-image was released on August 26, 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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Is your code calling this?
Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix before March 15, 2027.