Gemini 2.5 Pro deprecated, retires 2026-12-01 → Gemini 3.8 Flash

Google has flagged Gemini 2.5 Pro (gemini-2.5-pro) for retirement, with the earliest possible shutdown date set at 2026-12-01, an estimate that may move, according to the Gemini API changelog. The model, which supports text, vision and audio with a 1,049k-token context window, 66k max output and pricing of $1.25 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens, is being succeeded by Gemini 3.8 Flash. The listing points developers to a tool that scans repositories for model dependencies and flags those facing deprecation.

GG▲ Retiring soon Gemini 2.5 Pro Google · gemini-2.5-pro Google: earliest possible shutdown 2026-12-01 estimated, may move . Provider statement → https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog Gemini 2.5text+vision+audio1049k context66k max out$1.25 / $10 per 1M also matches: gemini-2.5-pro gemini-2-5-pro gemini-2.5-pro-preview google/gemini-2.5-pro provider announcement → https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog Does your code call Gemini 2.5 Pro? $ curl -fsSL https://llmstatus.ai/install.sh | bash Then mm status in any repo — it finds every model you use and flags the ones on a clock. No account, nothing uploaded. Get alerted before it retires → https://llmstatus.ai/sign-up