How many Google Vertex AI models are deprecated?
7 Google Vertex AI model records have status deprecated.
Deprecated Google Vertex AI models
7 Google Vertex AI model records have status deprecated, sorted by shutdown date. None of these records has an exact shutdown date before 2026-10-23. Every record on this page has a shutdown date. Each row links the model page and the replacement page. The official page is https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions. The model page records the day that page was checked. Last updated 2026-10-23, the dataset version (the newest changelog date). See all deprecated models. What deprecated means is on Deprecated.
| Model | Shutdown | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| gemini-3.6-flash Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2026-07-21. | 2026-11-19 source, checked 2026-10-23 | gemini-3.8-flash (official) |
| gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audio Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2025-12-12. | 2026-12-13 source, checked 2026-10-23 | gemini-3.8-live (official) |
| gemini-3.7-flash Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2026-08-13. | 2027-01-28 source, checked 2026-10-23 | gemini-3.8-flash (official) |
| gemini-2.5-flash-image Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2025-10-02. | 2027-03-15 source, checked 2026-10-23 | gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (official) |
| text-embedding-004 Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2024-05-14. | 2027-04-01 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Not published |
| text-embedding-005 Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2024-11-18. | 2027-04-01 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Not published |
| text-multilingual-embedding-002 Release date on the Vertex model versions page: 2024-05-14. | 2027-04-01 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Not published |
Questions
What is the soonest shutdown date among deprecated Google Vertex AI models?
The soonest shutdown date on or after 2026-10-23 is 2026-11-19. That date is on gemini-3.6-flash (Google Vertex AI).
How many deprecated Google Vertex AI models have no published shutdown date?
Every deprecated model record on this page has a shutdown date.
Where does SunsetDiff read the dates for deprecated Google Vertex AI models?
The official page is https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions. Each model page records the day that page was checked. Dataset version 2026-10-23.