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Lovable AI Gateway google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite model retirement

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On October 20, 2026, Lovable AI Gateway retired model google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite. Lovable AI Gateway now answers requests sent to this model by redirecting them to a newer model instead of failing. Any integrations targeting model google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite are affected by this automatic routing change.


What to use instead of google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite

Lovable AI Gateway sends its calls to a replacement model. To handle the transition, move your requests to another model it lists.


Facts

API
Lovable AI Gateway ai.gateway.lovable.dev
Model
google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Released
June 17, 2025 (models.dev)
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
October 20, 2026
Calls after that day
Answered by a newer version
Source
Model list
Last updated
Verified
, against Lovable AI Gateway's own pages

Questions

When does this change take effect?

Since October 20, 2026, Lovable AI Gateway answers calls to the model google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite from a newer version.

What happens to calls after October 20, 2026?

Lovable AI Gateway answers them from a newer version. The response can differ from what your code expects.

When was google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite released?

google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite was released on June 17, 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.


google/gemini-2.5-flash-lite on other APIs 3

  1. Vertex AI gemini-2.5-flash-liteModel retirement Stopped working
  2. OpenRouter google/gemini-2.5-flash-liteModel retirement Stopped working
  3. No date Llmtr google/gemini-2.5-flash-liteModel retirement Deprecated, no date

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