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Is imagen-4.0-generate-001 being deprecated?

The official status is retired. imagen-4.0-generate-001 shut down on 2026-08-17 per Google Gemini API's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17). The official replacement is gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

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Is imagen-4.0-generate-001 being deprecated?

The official status is retired. imagen-4.0-generate-001 shut down on 2026-08-17 per Google Gemini API's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17). The official replacement is gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

When is imagen-4.0-generate-001 shut down?

imagen-4.0-generate-001 shut down on 2026-08-17 per Google Gemini API's deprecation page (checked 2026-10-17).

What replaces imagen-4.0-generate-001?

The official replacement is gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

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