Is gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview being deprecated?

The official status is retired. gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview shut down on 2026-08-31 per Google Gemini API's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17). The official replacement is gemini-robotics-er-2-preview.

Model page · gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview shutdown date · Google Gemini API · Deadlines

Sources

• Gemini API deprecations — checked 2026-10-17
• Gemini model docs — checked 2026-10-17