Google Cloud Vertex AI model deprecations & shutdown dates

56 models tracked, 9 with upcoming shutdowns. Source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions

Apr 21, 2025retiredgemini-1.0-pro-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash
Apr 21, 2025retiredgemini-1.0-pro-002Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash
Apr 21, 2025retiredgemini-1.0-pro-vision-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash
Apr 21, 2025retiredtext-bisonGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Apr 21, 2025retiredchat-bisonGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Apr 21, 2025retiredcode-geckoGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Apr 21, 2025retiredtextembedding-gecko@002Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-embedding-001
Apr 21, 2025retiredtextembedding-gecko@001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-embedding-001
May 24, 2025retiredgemini-1.5-pro-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash
May 24, 2025retiredgemini-1.5-flash-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-lite
May 24, 2025retiredtextembedding-gecko@003*Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-embedding-001
May 24, 2025retiredtextembedding-gecko-multilingual@001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-embedding-001
Sep 24, 2025retiredgemini-1.5-pro-002Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash
Sep 24, 2025retiredgemini-1.5-flash-002Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-lite
Sep 24, 2025retiredimagetextGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 1, 2026retiredgemini-2.0-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Jun 1, 2026retiredgemini-2.0-flash-liteGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Jun 30, 2026retiredveo-3.0-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ veo-3.1-generate-001
Jun 30, 2026retiredveo-3.0-fast-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ veo-3.1-fast-generate-001
Jun 30, 2026retiredveo-2.0-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ veo-3.1-generate-001
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagen-4.0-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagen-3.0-generate-002Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagen-3.0-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagegeneration@006Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagegeneration@005Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagegeneration@004Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagegeneration@003Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Jun 30, 2026retiredimagegeneration@002Google Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-2.5-flash-image
Oct 20, 2026retiredgemini-2.5-proGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.5-flash
Oct 20, 2026retiredgemini-2.5-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.5-flash-lite
Oct 20, 2026retiredgemini-2.5-flash-liteGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.8-flash or gemini-3.5-flash-lite or Gemma 4
Nov 19, 2026upcominggemini-3.6-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.8-flash
Dec 13, 2026upcominggemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audioGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.8-live
Jan 28, 2027upcominggemini-3.7-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.8-flash
Mar 15, 2027upcominggemini-2.5-flash-imageGoogle Cloud Vertex AI→ gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image
Apr 1, 2027upcomingtext-embedding-005Google Cloud Vertex AI
Apr 1, 2027upcomingtext-embedding-004Google Cloud Vertex AI
Apr 1, 2027upcomingtext-multilingual-embedding-002Google Cloud Vertex AI
Apr 1, 2027upcomingmultimodalembedding@001Google Cloud Vertex AI
May 20, 2028upcominggemini-embedding-001Google Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-4-argonGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.8-liveGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.8-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.5-flash-liteGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.5-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.1-flash-liteGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.1-flash-lite-imageGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3-pro-imageGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.1-flash-imageGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activeveo-3.1-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI
—activeveo-3.1-fast-generate-001Google Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-embedding-2Google Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-4-argon-cyber-permissiveGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-3.8-flash-cyberGoogle Cloud Vertex AI
—activegemini-nano-banana-2.1Google Cloud Vertex AI
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