Vertex AI
gemini-2.5-flash-image model retirement
Stops workingSubscribe to Vertex AIShare
On March 15, 2027, the gemini-2.5-flash-image model will be retired. Calls using model gemini-2.5-flash-image will fail after this date.
The error you get from March 15, 2027
What Vertex AI answers a call to gemini-2.5-flash-image once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"error":{"code":404,"message":"Publisher model `projects/{project}/locations/{region}/publishers/google/models/gemini-2.5-flash-image` was not found or your project does not have access to it. Ensure you are using a valid model name and that the model is available in the specified region.","status":"NOT_FOUND"}}What to use instead of gemini-2.5-flash-image
Move to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image, recommended by Google.
In Vertex AI's words
Model ID: gemini-2.5-flash-image; Release date: October 2, 2025; Retirement date: March 15, 2027; Replacement model ID: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Facts
- API
- Vertex AI
aiplatform.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 Vertex AI's own pages
Questions
When does gemini-2.5-flash-image shut down?
Calls to the model gemini-2.5-flash-image on Vertex AI 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?
Vertex AI answers HTTP 404: "Publisher model `projects/{project}/locations/{region}/publishers/google/models/gemini-2.5-flash-image` was not found or your project does not have access to it. Ensure you are using a valid model name and that the model is available in the specified region.". 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?
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