Gemini API · Model retirement
gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview
Stopped working
Calls to the model gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview on Gemini API stopped working on January 15, 2026.
What to use instead of gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview
Move to gemini-nano-banana-2.1, recommended by Google.
Facts
- API
- Gemini API
generativelanguage.googleapis.com - Model
gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- January 15, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
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