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gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio

Stops working (in 52 days)

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

What to use instead of gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio

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

Facts

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
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated

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