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Gemini 2.5 Flash Image ends March 15, 2027 on Gemini API and Vertex AI

Readers can stay on Gemini Developer API: they change a setting or plan. Help the ones who would rather leave.

148 days left · March 15, 2027 · Public page

Low switching pressure28/100

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Confidence: medium.

deadline8/30
money14/25
attention0/25
audience0/12
force6/8
  • Hard deadline in 148 days.
  • The change is forced: it reaches users even if they wait.

  1. 1 Related discussions

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  2. 2 What people ask

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  3. 3 Reply templates

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    Helpful first
    Sorry you have to deal with this. You can stay on Gemini Developer API. Here is what to change before March 15, 2027:

1. Find image calls. Search your code for gemini-2.5-flash-image.
2. Switch to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image. Google names it in both places.
3. Compare a few images. Check the look, the text in them and the cost before March 15.

If they would rather leave, describe a verified way <your product> can help: <your link>
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]
    Short answer
    You have until March 15, 2027. You can stay on Gemini Developer API. First: find image calls. Then switch to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image.
Happy to help if you get stuck.
[Disclosure: I build <your product>.]

  4. 4 Switch-page builder

    Create a draft “Switch from Gemini Developer API” page. Add your product, review every claim, then copy HTML or Markdown. Your product claims need your own evidence.

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    Switch from Gemini Developer API to Your product

    Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (gemini-2.5-flash-image): a change is due by March 15. You can stay on Gemini Developer API. If you would rather leave, here is how to move to Your product.

    What changes at Gemini Developer API

    Google ends the Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model on March 15, 2027, in the Gemini API and on Vertex AI. Use gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image next. It is the model Google names.

    • Shutdown date: March 15, 2027 (Google)
    • Model: gemini-2.5-flash-image (Google)
    • Replacement: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Google)
    • Replacement on Vertex AI: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Google Cloud)
    • Retirement date on Vertex AI: March 15, 2027 (Google Cloud)
    • How firm is the Gemini API date?: Earliest possible date; Google says it will confirm the exact date in advance (Google)
    • Can the Vertex AI date move earlier?: No. Google says dates may be extended, but not moved earlier (Google Cloud)
    • Retirement date of the replacement on Vertex AI: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image: June 28, 2027 or later (Google Cloud)
    • After shutdown: The model is turned off and its endpoint is no longer available (Google)
    • Apps that make images with this model: Must move to another model by March 15, 2027 (Google)

    You can stay on Gemini Developer API if you make the change. This page is for people who would rather leave.

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    How to move from Gemini Developer API to Your product

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    2. Import into Your product. Say which files you accept and how long an import takes.

    Tell readers the key date: March 15, 2027.

    Questions people ask

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    How to help new users settle in

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    If there is a date, send a short reminder a few days before it. Keep a copy of the list you sent it to.

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