Retirement for preview models for 2.5 Flash, 2.5 Flash-Lite, and 3.1 Flash-Lite

DeprecationJul 9, 2026VerifiedAdded Sep 22, 2026

The following preview model endpoints have been retired and are no longer accessible: gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-2025 gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview See Migrate to the latest Google models for information on how to migrate your project.

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