Gemini 3 is still in preview (limited rate limits) and 2.5 is deprecated (still live but won't be for long).[0]

Are Google planning to put any of their models into production any time soon?

Also somewhat funny that some models are deprecated without a suggested alternative(gemini-2.5-flash-lite). Do they suggest people switch to Claude?

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

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axpy906 4 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Have 2.5 in prod. Hope they release 3 lite soon so it will be easier to swap them. Holding my breath as pro pricing is a non starter.

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andrewmutz 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I agree completely. I don't know how anyone can be building on these models when all of them are either deprecated or not actually released yet. As someone who has production systems running on the deprecated models, this situation really causes me grief.

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NitpickLawyer 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You are reading your link wrong. They are deprecating 2.5-preview models. 2.5 (including lite) are up till at least sept/oct 26.

	▲	mijoharas 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		gemini-2.5-pro has a listed shutdown date of "June 17, 2026" in the linked table. (Another commenter pointed out that this is the earliest shutdown date and it won't necessarily be shut down on that date). Where are you getting sept/Oct from? I see gemini-2.5-flash-image in October, but everything else looks like June/July to me?

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vidarh 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

This feels very Google

	▲	drbacon 32 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I found the Googler!

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jakejohnson 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I haven't seen any deprecation notices for 2.5 yet, just for 2. I'd expect (and hope) the deprecation timeline for 2.5 is longer since 3.0 is still in preview. Maybe they just default to 1 year here?

> Note: The shutdown dates listed in the table indicate the /earliest/ possible dates on which a model might be retired. We will communicate the exact shutdown date to users with advance notice to ensure a smooth transition to a replacement model.

	▲	mijoharas 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I think you're right, it was 2 I think I saw explicitly deprecated, then searched again and saw 2.5 having a shutdown date. This article[0] talks about 2 being deprecated. It's still frustrating that they don't have proper production endpoints for 3.0 yet. [0] https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog