GeminiRetirementAnnounced
GeminiCorrection: Corrected 22 Oct 2026: Google has not announced a shutdown date for gemini-3.1-flash-image. An earlier version of this page said 29 October 2026, which was wrong.
Google deprecated the gemini-3.1-flash-image model, also known as Nano Banana 2, in the Gemini API.
- Google has not announced a shutdown date.
- Google tells developers to migrate to gemini-nano-banana-2.1, released the same day, which it describes as an update that maintains Flash-level speed and cost efficiency.
- The deprecations page lists gemini-3.1-flash-image with a release date of May 28, 2026, no shutdown date announced, and gemini-nano-banana-2.1 as the recommended replacement.
- Who can use it
- Gemini API developers using gemini-3.1-flash-image. The replacement gemini-nano-banana-2.1 has no shutdown date announced.
- When
- Deprecation announced October 6, 2026. No shutdown date announced.