# gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio

Calls to the model gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio on Vertex AI stop working on December 13, 2026.

- API: Vertex AI (aiplatform.googleapis.com)
- Model: gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: December 13, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/vertex-ai/gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio/

## What to use instead

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