# gemini-1.5-flash-8b

Calls to the model gemini-1.5-flash-8b on Gemini API stopped working on September 29, 2025.

- API: Gemini API (generativelanguage.googleapis.com)
- Model: gemini-1.5-flash-8b
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: September 29, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model gemini-1.5-flash-8b`
- Source: [Announcement](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#09-29-2025)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/gemini-api/gemini-1.5-flash-8b/

## What to use instead

Move to a current Gemini model.