# gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06

Calls to the model gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06 on Gemini API stopped working on December 2, 2025.

- API: Gemini API (generativelanguage.googleapis.com)
- Model: gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: December 2, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/gemini-api/gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06/

## What to use instead

Move to gemini-3.1-pro-preview, recommended by Google.