Breaking model

Gemini 2.0 Flash and Flash-Lite shut down on the Gemini API June 1, 2026

Took effect Jun 1, 2026 · Gemini API models gemini-2.0-flash, gemini-2.0-flash-001, gemini-2.0-flash-lite, gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001

Reviewed against the vendor source on Sep 24, 2026 (AI-assisted review). Key facts are re-checked against the source daily.

What changes

Google's deprecations page lists June 1, 2026 as the shutdown date for gemini-2.0-flash and gemini-2.0-flash-001 (replacement gemini-3.6-flash) and gemini-2.0-flash-lite and gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 (replacement gemini-3.1-flash-lite). Once a model is shut down its endpoint is no longer available.

Breaking: Calls fail after this date.

What to do

Switch to gemini-3.6-flash / gemini-3.1-flash-lite; re-check cost and output quality on your evals before switching.

Strings to search for

gemini-2.0-flashgemini-2.0-flash-001gemini-2.0-flash-litegemini-2.0-flash-lite-001

Source

https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations