# gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview

Calls to the model gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview on Gemini API stopped working on December 9, 2025.

- API: Gemini API (generativelanguage.googleapis.com)
- Model: gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: December 9, 2025
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/gemini-api/gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview/

## What to use instead

Move to gemini-3.8-live, recommended by Google.