Nano Banana 2 deprecated, retires 2026-10-29 → Nano Banana 2.1

Google has marked Nano Banana 2 (gemini-3.1-flash-image) for retirement, with an earliest possible shutdown date of 2026-10-29 that the provider notes is estimated and may move. The model, which handles text, image, video and PDF input with a 131k context window and 33k max output at $0.50/$60 per 1M tokens, is being succeeded by Nano Banana 2.1. The listing directs developers to check whether their code calls Nano Banana 2 and to track the deprecation before the shutdown date.

GG▲ Retiring soon Nano Banana 2 Google · gemini-3.1-flash-image Google: earliest possible shutdown 2026-10-29 estimated, may move . Provider statement → https://models.dev/google-vertex/gemini-3.1-flash-image gemini-flashtext+image+video+pdf131k context33k max out$0.50 / $60 per 1M also matches: gemini-3.1-flash-image google/gemini-3.1-flash-image provider announcement → https://models.dev/google-vertex/gemini-3.1-flash-image Does your code call Nano Banana 2? $ 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