Google Gemini: From 1.0 to the Flash Releases That Replaced a Pro

Agentic video understanding reaches general availability

Google announced that agentic video understanding was generally available. The announcement stated that the capability had reached general availability.

• Google AI for Developers · Oct 13, 2026 · Agentic video understanding is generally available: Agentic video understanding is now generally available.

Editor's note: Google’s cited Gemini API page states that agentic video understanding is now generally available. The page was last updated 2026-10-13 UTC.

The million-token limit turns out to be unified, not a million tokens of output

At general availability Google described Argon’s headline number as "an industry-leading 1M unified input-output token limit via the Gemini API", and pointed developers to a new continuation protocol for working within it. The announcement two weeks earlier, recorded on this page, had described the same million as the model’s output-token limit, raised from 64,000. A unified million that input, reasoning and output all draw on is a much tighter envelope than a million of output on top of whatever was sent in, and nothing in either post reconciles the two descriptions.

• Google · Oct 13, 2026 · This is enabled by an industry-leading 1M unified input-output token limit via the Gemini API.

Editor's note: The tension is between Google’s own two posts, not between a source and this page. The 30 September post says "expanding the model’s output token limit to an industry-leading 1M tokens, up from the previous 64K tokens" (#1781); the 13 October post says the limit is unified input-output. Both are quoted as written and neither is corrected here.

Google puts Argon on robots and claims 87 percent on the embodied-reasoning benchmark

On the day Argon went generally available Google also published its robotics case for it, and the claim is that no separate robotics model is needed: the same general-purpose model scores 87 percent on the Embodied Reasoning benchmark “using pure reasoning”, which Google says beats every other frontier model. The post walks through robot control, reconstructing calibrated simulations from camera feeds or hand-drawn sketches, and self-improvement, including Argon building a MuJoCo twin of a foot-pedal bin to rehearse before working a Boston Dynamics Spot on the real one. It is Google’s own benchmark figure, not an independent result.

• Google · Oct 13, 2026 · You can see this leap in capability on the Embodied Reasoning (ERQA) benchmark, which tests a model's ability to understand and solve physical, spatial problems in 3D environments. Using pure reasoning, Argon scores 87%, outperforming every other frontier model.

Editor's note: From Google’s developer blog, dated OCT. 13, 2026 and bylined Kanishka Rao; it is the post deepmind.google/models links to as "Gemini 4 Argon for Robotics". Google publishes no number for any competitor here, so the comparative claim is reported as Google’s own.

Argon’s introductory price gets an end date, and the flagship ships with no free tier

Google’s announcement footnotes the end of the introductory rate this page recorded on 30 September: from 1 December 2026, after the introductory period expires on 30 November, Argon costs $4 per million input tokens and $20 per million output tokens — double the launch price. The footnote adds that this "applies to the Argon model intended for public access only". The pricing page shows the same schedule for context caching, $0.10 doubling to $0.20 with implicit caching only, and lists no free tier for Argon at all, where Gemini 3.8 Flash is still free of charge.

• Google · Oct 13, 2026 · After the introductory period expires on November 30, 2026, the price of $4 per 1M input tokens and $20 per 1M output tokens will apply. Applies to the Argon model intended for public access only.

Editor's note: Re-cited from the Gemini API pricing page to the dated announcement footnote, which states the same schedule and will not roll over once the date passes. The free-tier comparison is from the pricing page, read on 16 October 2026.

Google deprecates Deep Research Pro preview agent

Google deprecated the deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 agent. Google said the agent would be shut down on 2026-10-23.

• Google AI for Developers · Oct 8, 2026 · The deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 agent is deprecated and will be shut down on October 23, 2026.

Editor's note: Google’s October 8, 2026 release-note entry states that deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 is deprecated and will be shut down on October 23, 2026.

Google deprecates Gemini 3.7 Flash and 3.5 Flash in one changelog entry

Google's API changelog marked gemini-3.7-flash deprecated and replaced by gemini-3.8-flash, and gemini-3.5-flash deprecated and replaced by gemini-3.6-flash. Requests to the retired model strings are routed to the replacements automatically.

• Google AI for Developers · Oct 8, 2026 · gemini-3.7-flash is deprecated and has been replaced by gemini-3.8-flash.
• Google AI for Developers · Oct 8, 2026 · gemini-3.5-flash is deprecated and has been replaced by gemini-3.6-flash.

Editor's note: The cited Google release notes list the Gemini 3.7 Flash deprecation on October 8, 2026 and state that gemini-3.7-flash was replaced by gemini-3.8-flash.

Google deprecates Gemini 3.1 Flash Image

Google deprecated the gemini-3.1-flash-image model. Google announced no shutdown date for the model.

• Google AI for Developers · Oct 6, 2026 · The gemini-3.1-flash-image model is deprecated (no shutdown date announced).

Editor's note: The cited Google Gemini API release notes list the deprecation announcement under October 6, 2026 and state that no shutdown date was announced.

Google releases Gemini Nano Banana 2.1

Google released Gemini Nano Banana 2.1, identified as a high-efficiency image-generation and conversational-editing model. Google described it as the more efficient counterpart to Gemini 3 Pro Image and listed standard image-output pricing at $30 per million tokens.

• Google AI for Developers · Oct 6, 2026 · Released Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 (gemini-nano-banana-2.1), the latest high-efficiency image generation and conversational editing model.
• Google AI for Developers · Oct 6, 2026 · It serves as the more efficient counterpart to Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro).
• Google AI for Developers · Oct 9, 2026 · Image output is priced at $30 per 1,000,000 tokens (Standard) and $15 per 1,000,000 tokens (Batch).

Editor's note: The release notes state that Gemini Nano Banana 2.1 was released on October 6, 2026 as a high-efficiency image-generation and conversational-editing model. The cited model and pricing pages support the counterpart description and the $30-per-million-token Standard image-output price.

Google sets Gemini 4 Argon's introductory token pricing

Google set Gemini 4 Argon's introductory price at $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens. Cached input tokens are priced at 95% off the input-token price during the introductory period.

• Google Blog · Sep 30, 2026 · Argon will launch at an introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input tokens priced at 95% off input token price.

Editor's note: The page states that Argon will launch at an introductory price of $2 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, with cached input tokens at 95% off the input-token price. The page is dated September 30, 2026.

Google announces Gemini 4 Argon rollout to cyber defenders

Google announced Gemini 4 Argon and began rolling it out to trusted cyber defenders. Initial access is through Google's Fairwind Program.

• Google Blog · Sep 30, 2026 · Today, we’re announcing our new frontier model, Gemini 4 Argon, which is rolling out to a set of trusted cyber defenders through our Fairwind Program.
• Axios · Sep 30, 2026 · Google is unveiling its long-awaited next-generation AI model, Gemini 4 Argon, to a small group of cybersecurity partners, the company said Wednesday.

Editor's note: The page is readable and is dated September 30, 2026. It states that Google is announcing Gemini 4 Argon and that it is rolling out to trusted cyber defenders through the Fairwind Program, using the quoted wording.

Google makes Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar available in Gemini Enterprise

Google made Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar available in Gemini Enterprise. Live Avatar combines Gemini 3.8 Live dialogue with streaming video to create a visual persona.

• Google · Sep 24, 2026 · Starting today, Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is available in Gemini Enterprise.

Editor's note: The page states that Gemini 3.8 Live with Live Avatar is available in Gemini Enterprise and describes it as pairing live dialogue with low-latency streaming video to create a dynamic visual persona. It is dated Sep 24, 2026.

Google makes Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS models generally available

Google made Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS generally available. It also released the Gemini API Voices endpoint.

• Google AI for Developers · Sep 22, 2026 · Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS generally available (GA): Released our next-generation text-to-speech (TTS) audio models and the Gemini API Voices endpoint (`/v1beta/voices`):

Editor's note: The page states that Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS became generally available and that the Gemini API Voices endpoint (/v1beta/voices) was released. This entry is dated September 22, 2026.

Google limits new access to Gemini 2.5 API models

Google limited Gemini 2.5 model access to users who had actively used the models previously. Google directed new projects to Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite or Gemini 3.8 Flash.

• Google AI for Developers · Sep 18, 2026 · Gemini 2.5 models access update: To ensure reliable performance for everyone, we are limiting access to the 2.5 models to users who have actively used them in the past.

Editor's note: The page has a September 18, 2026 entry stating that access to Gemini 2.5 models is limited to users who previously used them, and it directs new projects to 3.5 Flash-Lite or 3.8 Flash. The quoted text appears on the page.

Google publishes Gemini 3.8 Live API pricing

Google published pricing of $0.005 per minute for audio input and $0.018 per minute for audio output for Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking. The models are available through the Live API.

• Google Blog · Sep 15, 2026 · Competitively priced at $0.005/min for audio input and $0.018/min for audio output, they allow developers to scale voice applications with industry-leading performance.

Editor's note: The page is readable and dated 2026-09-15. It states that Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking are available via the Live API at $0.005/min for audio input and $0.018/min for audio output, and contains the quoted sentence.

Google makes Gemini 3.8 Live models generally available

Google released Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking to general availability. The production Live API endpoints are gemini-3.8-live and gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking.

• Google AI for Developers · Sep 15, 2026 · Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking generally available (GA): Released two new audio-to-audio models for real-time voice applications using the Live API:

Editor's note: The page’s September 15, 2026 entry states that Gemini 3.8 Live and Gemini 3.8 Live Extended Thinking became generally available and identifies the endpoints as gemini-3.8-live and gemini-3.8-live-extended-thinking.

Google releases Lyria 3.5 in the Gemini API

Google released Lyria 3.5 as a generally available music-generation model in the Gemini API. The model generates full-length songs and provides controls for duration and structure.

• Google AI for Developers · Sep 3, 2026 · `lyria-3.5`: Full-length song generation with improved musical coherence, natural vocals, and fine-grained duration and structural control.

Editor's note: The page states that Lyria 3.5 was generally available on September 3, 2026 and identifies it as Google's next-generation music-generation model. It also contains the quoted description, including full-length songs and fine-grained duration and structural control.

Google introduces Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber for trusted defenders

Google introduced Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber as a cybersecurity model for vulnerability detection and automated patching. The model was made available to trusted defenders through the Fairwind Program.

• Google · Sep 2, 2026 · Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber: our most capable cybersecurity model with frontier-level performance in vulnerability detection and automated patching, available to trusted defenders through our new Fairwind Program.

Editor's note: The page states that Google is introducing Gemini 3.8 Flash Cyber, describes its vulnerability detection and automated patching capabilities, and says it is available to trusted defenders through the new Fairwind Program. The page is dated Sep 02, 2026.

Gemini 3.8 Flash is the fourth Flash release in four months

Google positioned it for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents and complex enterprise workflows — the fourth numbered Flash model since May, still with no Pro release in the 3.5 line.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Gemini 3.8 Flash generally available (GA): Released gemini-3.8-flash, our most intelligent Flash model, engineered for long-horizon software engineering, autonomous agents, and complex enterprise workflows. To get started, see the Gemini 3.8 Flash model page and the Latest model guide.

Google releases agentic video understanding for Gemini Flash models

Google released agentic video understanding for Gemini 3.7 Flash, Gemini 3.6 Flash, and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. The feature was available across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs.

• Google AI for Developers · Released agentic video understanding for Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5 Flash-Lite across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs.

Editor's note: The page has a September 1, 2026 entry stating that agentic video understanding was released for Gemini 3.7 Flash, 3.6 Flash, and 3.5 Flash-Lite across the Interactions and GenerateContent APIs. The quoted sentence appears on the page, aside from line breaks.

Gemini Omni Flash reaches general availability

Google released gemini-omni-1.1-flash as the generally available version of Gemini Omni Flash. Google described it as a conversational video-generation and editing model.

• Google AI for Developers · Gemini Omni Flash generally available (GA): Released `gemini-omni-1.1-flash`, the GA version of our fast, conversational video generation and editing model.

Editor's note: The page’s August 27, 2026 entry states that gemini-omni-1.1-flash was released as the generally available version of Gemini Omni Flash and describes it as a fast, conversational video generation and editing model.

Gemini 3.5 Transcribe splits speech-to-text into its own models

Two dedicated transcription models, one batch and one streaming, were built on Gemini's audio understanding rather than sold as a general model feature.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Gemini 3.5 Transcribe generally available (GA): Released two dedicated speech-to-text models based on Gemini's audio understanding: Gemini 3.5 Transcribe (gemini-3.5-transcribe): High-accuracy, low-latency non-streaming speech-to-text with utterance-based language detection across 85+ languages, speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, and custom vocabulary biasing (up to 1,000 terms).

Gemini 3.7 Flash arrives with an introductory price

Google called it its most intelligent workhorse model yet for coding and agents, and put it on an introductory price good to the end of the year.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Gemini 3.7 Flash generally available (GA): Released our most intelligent workhorse model yet for coding and agents: Gemini 3.7 Flash (gemini-3.7-flash): Substantial improvements across software engineering, web development, and agentic workflows, available at an introductory price through

Google releases Gemini Robotics ER 2 public previews

Google released Gemini Robotics ER 2 preview endpoints for robotics. Google DeepMind said Gemini Robotics ER 2 was available on Google AI Studio and in private preview on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

• Google AI for Developers · Gemini Robotics ER 2 in public preview: Released two new embodied reasoning model endpoints for robotics:
• Google DeepMind · Jul 30, 2026 · Gemini Robotics ER 2, our reasoning model, is now available on Google AI Studio and in private preview on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
• Google DeepMind · Jul 30, 2026 · Gemini Robotics ER (Embodied Reasoning) 2 is based on Gemini 3.5 Flash.

Editor's note: Both cited pages are readable and dated July 30, 2026. The release notes confirm two Gemini Robotics ER 2 public-preview endpoints, and the Google DeepMind post confirms availability on Google AI Studio and private preview on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.

Bloomberg reports Gemini 3.5 Pro is stuck on internal performance goals

TechCrunch noted what the July release did not contain, and pointed at a Bloomberg report the previous week that Google was facing internal delays on 3.5 Pro after it fell short of its own targets. Pro is Google's high-capability tier; the gap left the generation's frontier slot filled by Flash models.

• TechCrunch · Jul 21, 2026 · Last week, Bloomberg reported that Google was facing internal delays in launching the 3.5 Pro as it struggled to meet internal performance goals.

Nano Banana 2 Lite reaches general availability

Google released gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image, called Nano Banana 2 Lite, to general availability. Google described it as optimized for low-latency and cost-effective image generation and editing.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image` (Nano Banana 2 Lite) to general availability (GA), our built-in multimodal model optimized for ultra-low latency and cost-effective image generation and editing.

Editor's note: The page’s June 30, 2026 entry states that gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Nano Banana 2 Lite) was released to general availability and describes it as optimized for ultra-low latency and cost-effective image generation and editing. The quoted text appears on the page.

Google releases Gemini Omni Flash Preview

Google released gemini-omni-flash-preview in public preview. Google described it as a model for high-speed video generation and conversational video editing.

• Google AI for Developers · Gemini Omni Flash in public preview: Released `gemini-omni-flash-preview`, a high-performance multimodal model designed for high-speed video generation and conversational video editing.

Editor's note: The page’s June 30, 2026 entry states that Google released gemini-omni-flash-preview in public preview and describes it as a high-performance multimodal model for high-speed video generation and conversational video editing. The quoted text appears on the page, aside from formatting and line breaks.

Google adds Computer Use tool preview to Gemini 3.5 Flash

Google launched public-preview support for the Computer Use tool in Gemini 3.5 Flash. The support was recorded in the Gemini API changelog.

• Google AI for Developers · Launched public preview support for the Computer Use tool in Gemini 3.5 Flash.

Editor's note: The Gemini API changelog has a June 24, 2026 entry stating that public-preview support for the Computer Use tool in Gemini 3.5 Flash was launched. The quoted sentence appears on the page.

Google adds streaming to Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview

Google added streaming support for Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview. Streaming was supported through streamGenerateContent and the Interactions API.

• Google AI for Developers · Jun 17, 2026 · Streaming via streamGenerateContent (and stream: true in the Interactions API) is now supported for the gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview model.

Editor's note: The page’s June 17, 2026 entry states that streaming support was added for the gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview model via streamGenerateContent and stream: true in the Interactions API. The quoted text appears verbatim apart from formatting.

Google releases Gemini 3.5 Live Translate preview

Google released Gemini 3.5 Live Translate. Google described it as an audio model for live speech-to-speech translation.

• Google Blog · Jun 9, 2026 · Today, we’re taking our next step with the release of Gemini 3.5 Live Translate, our latest audio model for live speech-to-speech translation.

Editor's note: The page is readable and dated 2026-06-09. It states that Gemini 3.5 Live Translate is being released and describes it as Google's latest audio model for live speech-to-speech translation.

The Nano Banana image models go generally available

Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image left preview together, keeping the Nano Banana names that users had given them.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Released gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2) and gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro), the generally available (GA) versions of our native visual models, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image.

Google shuts down Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview

Google shut down Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview. The shutdown applied to the gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview endpoint.

• Google AI for Developers · May 25, 2026 · The gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview model has been shut down.

Editor's note: The May 25, 2026 release-note entry states that the gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview model "has been shut down" and identifies the replacement as gemini-3.1-flash-lite.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite reaches general availability

Google released gemini-3.1-flash-lite as the generally available Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite version. Google described it as optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-3.1-flash-lite`, the generally available (GA) version of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency.

Editor's note: The page’s May 7, 2026 entry states that gemini-3.1-flash-lite was released as the generally available version of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency. The quoted text matches the entry aside from formatting and line breaks.

Google shuts down Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 Preview

Google shut down the Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 Preview model. The shutdown applied to the gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview endpoint.

• Google AI for Developers · Apr 30, 2026 · The gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview model has been shut down.

Editor's note: The April 30, 2026 entry states that the gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview model has been shut down. This supports both the summary and the quoted wording.

Google launches Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview

Google launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview. Google described it as a text-to-speech model.

• Google AI for Developers · Apr 15, 2026 · Launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview, our cost-efficient, expressive, and steerable text to speech model.

Editor's note: The page’s April 15, 2026 entry states that Google launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview and describes it as a cost-efficient, expressive, and steerable text-to-speech model. The quoted wording appears on the page.

Google releases Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 Preview

Google released Gemini Robotics ER 1.6 Preview. Google described it as an updated robotics model.

• Google AI for Developers · Apr 14, 2026 · Released gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview, our updated robotics model.

Editor's note: The page’s April 14, 2026 entry states that Google released gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview and calls it “our updated robotics model.” The quoted wording appears on the page.

Google introduces Flex and Priority inference tiers

Google introduced Flex and Priority inference tiers for the Gemini API. Google said the tiers provided options for optimizing cost or latency.

• Google AI for Developers · Introduced the new Flex and Priority inference tiers, offering more options for optimizing cost or latency.

Editor's note: The page’s April 1, 2026 entry states that Google introduced the new Flex and Priority inference tiers and that they offer options for optimizing cost or latency.

Google launches Veo 3.1 Lite Preview

Google launched Veo 3.1 Lite Preview under the endpoint identifier veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview. Google said it was designed for rapid iteration and high-volume applications.

• Google AI for Developers · Mar 31, 2026 · Launched Veo 3.1 Lite Preview, veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview, our most cost-efficient video generation model, designed for rapid iteration and building high-volume applications.

Editor's note: The page’s March 31, 2026 entry states that Veo 3.1 Lite Preview was launched under the identifier veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview. It uses the quoted wording, including that it was designed for rapid iteration and high-volume applications.

Google releases Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview

Google released Gemini 3.1 Flash Live Preview. Google described it as an audio-to-audio model for real-time dialogue and voice-first AI applications.

• Google AI for Developers · Mar 26, 2026 · Released gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview, the latest audio-to-audio (A2A) model designed for real-time dialogue and voice-first AI applications.
• Google AI for Developers · Sep 5, 2026 · This page lists the known deprecation schedules for stable (GA) and preview models in the Gemini API.

Editor's note: The page’s March 26, 2026 entry states that Google released gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview and describes it as its latest audio-to-audio (A2A) model for real-time dialogue and voice-first AI applications.

Google launches Lyria 3 Clip and Lyria 3 Pro previews

Google launched Lyria 3 Clip and Lyria 3 Pro music-generation models. Lyria 3 Clip generated 30-second clips, while Lyria 3 Pro generated full-length songs.

• Google AI for Developers · Mar 25, 2026 · Launched Lyria 3 music generation models: lyria-3-clip-preview (30-second clips) and lyria-3-pro-preview (full-length songs).

Editor's note: The page’s March 25, 2026 entry states that Lyria 3 Clip and Lyria 3 Pro preview models were launched. It specifies 30-second clips for lyria-3-clip-preview and full-length songs for lyria-3-pro-preview.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite enters preview

Google launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview. Google described it as the first Flash-Lite model in the Gemini 3 series.

• Google AI for Developers · Launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview, the first Flash-Lite model in the Gemini 3 series.

Editor's note: The page’s March 3, 2026 entry states that Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview was launched and describes it as the first Flash-Lite model in the Gemini 3 series. The quoted text appears on the page.

Nano Banana 2 ships as Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview

The image line got its high-efficiency variant, aimed at speed and high-volume use rather than maximum quality.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Launched Nano Banana 2, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview, a high-efficiency model optimized for speed and high-volume use cases.

Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview is the first point release of the generation

Three months after Gemini 3 Pro, Google shipped the first iteration of the Pro tier.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Released Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, our latest iteration in the new Gemini 3 series family.

Gemini 3 Flash Preview brings the generation to the cheap tier

Google said the Flash model delivered frontier-class performance rivalling larger models at a fraction of the cost, a month after the Pro launch.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Launched Gemini 3 Flash Preview, gemini-3-flash-preview, delivering fast frontier-class performance that rivals larger models at a fraction of the cost. With upgraded visual and spatial reasoning, and agentic coding capabilities. Read the documentation on some new features, including: Multimodal function responses Code execution with images

Google releases December Gemini 2.5 Flash native-audio preview

Google released gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025. The model was a native-audio model for the Live API.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025`, a new native audio model for the Live API.

Editor's note: The page’s December 12, 2025 entry states that Google released `gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025`, describing it as a new native audio model for the Live API. The quoted text appears verbatim apart from formatting/whitespace.

The Interactions API gives models and agents one interface

Google introduced a unified API surface for Gemini models and agents, the plumbing that the agentic releases through 2026 would be built on.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Launched the Interactions API. This API provides a unified interface for interacting with Gemini models and agents. To learn more, see the Interactions API guide. Launched the Gemini Deep Research agent in preview. It can autonomously plan, execute, and synthesize results for multi-step research tasks. See the Deep Research guide for details.

Google releases upgraded Gemini 2.5 TTS preview models

Google launched enhancements to Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS preview and Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS preview. Google listed expressivity, pacing, and dialogue among the changes.

• Google AI for Developers · Launched enhancements to our text-to-speech models, Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS preview (optimized for low latency) and Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS preview (optimized for quality), including enhanced expressivity, precision pacing, and seamless dialogue.

Editor's note: The release notes list this announcement under December 10, 2025. The quoted text appears on the page and supports the stated enhancements, including expressivity, pacing, and dialogue.

Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview succeeds Nano Banana

Two days after the Pro model, the image model that the internet had renamed Nano Banana got its Gemini 3 iteration.

• Google AI for Developers (Gemini API release notes) · Sep 3, 2026 · Released Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview, gemini-3-pro-image-preview, the next iteration to the Nano Banana model. Read the Image generation page for more details.

Google reduces Gemini 2.5 Flash Image input-token charges

Google reduced the image input-token count for Gemini 2.5 Flash Image from 1,290 to 258. Google said the reduction lowered the cost of image editing.

• Google AI for Developers · Nov 4, 2025 · For Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the input token count for images has been reduced from 1290 to 258, lowering the cost of image editing.

Editor's note: The page’s November 4, 2025 entry states that Gemini 2.5 Flash Image image input tokens were reduced from 1290 to 258, lowering image-editing costs.

Google releases Veo 3.1 and Veo 3.1 Fast in public preview

Google released Veo 3.1 and Veo 3.1 Fast in public preview. Google said the models included new features.

• Google AI for Developers · Oct 15, 2025 · Released Veo 3.1 and 3.1 Fast models in public preview, with new features including:

Editor's note: The page’s October 15, 2025 entry states that Veo 3.1 and Veo 3.1 Fast were released in public preview and lists new features. The quoted text appears on the page.

Google launches Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview

Google launched Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview. The launch was recorded in the Gemini API changelog.

• Google AI for Developers · Launched Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview.

Editor's note: The Gemini API changelog has an October 7, 2025 entry stating “Launched Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview.” This supports the launch summary and stated date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image reaches general availability

Google launched Gemini 2.5 Flash Image GA. The launch made the image-generation model generally available.

• Google AI for Developers · Launched Gemini 2.5 Flash Image GA: Image Generation with Gemini.

Editor's note: The page lists an October 2, 2025 entry stating, "Launched Gemini 2.5 Flash Image GA: Image Generation with Gemini." This supports that Gemini 2.5 Flash Image became generally available on the stated date.

Google releases Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 in preview

Google released Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 in preview. The release identified it as a model.

• Google AI for Developers · Sep 25, 2025 · Released Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 model in preview.

Editor's note: The page’s September 25, 2025 entry states: “Released Gemini Robotics ER 1.5 model in preview.” This supports both the release summary and its identification as a model.

Google releases a Gemini 2.5 Flash native-audio preview

Google released gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025 for the Live API. Google said the model included improved function calling and speech cutoff handling.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025`, a new native audio model for the Live API with improved function calling and speech cut off handling.

Editor's note: The page’s September 23, 2025 entry states that Google released `gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-09-2025` for the Live API, with improved function calling and speech cut off handling. The quoted text appears on the page, aside from formatting and line breaks.

Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast reach general availability

Google launched Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast in general availability. The release included lower pricing and options for aspect ratios, resolution, and seeding.

• Google AI for Developers · Sep 9, 2025 · Launched Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast GA, with lower pricing and new options for aspect ratios, resolution, and seeding.

Editor's note: The page’s September 9, 2025 entry states that Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast launched in GA with lower pricing and new options for aspect ratios, resolution, and seeding. The quoted text appears verbatim aside from line wrapping.

Google launches Gemini 2.5 Image Preview

Google launched Gemini 2.5 Image Preview. Google described it as a native image-generation model.

• Google AI for Developers · Aug 26, 2025 · Launched Gemini 2.5 Image Preview, our latest native image generation model.
• Google Blog · Aug 26, 2025 · Nano Banana is the latest upgrade to image generation in the Gemini app.

Editor's note: The page’s August 26, 2025 entry states: “Launched Gemini 2.5 Image Preview, our latest native image generation model.” This supports the title, summary, quote, and stated date.

Gemini 2.5 Deep Think reaches Google AI Ultra subscribers

Google made Deep Think available in the Gemini app to Google AI Ultra subscribers. The availability was announced by Google Blog.

• Google Blog · Aug 1, 2025 · Today, we’re making Deep Think available in the Gemini app to Google AI Ultra subscribers — the latest in a lineup of extremely capable AI tools and features made exclusively available to them.

Editor's note: The page states that Deep Think is being made available in the Gemini app to Google AI Ultra subscribers and contains the quoted sentence. It is dated Aug 01, 2025, matching the node date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite reaches general availability

Google released gemini-2.5-flash-lite. Google described it as a Gemini 2.5 model for speed, low cost, and performance.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-2.5-flash-lite`, our fast, low-cost, high-performance Gemini 2.5 model.

Editor's note: The page’s July 22, 2025 entry states that Google released gemini-2.5-flash-lite and describes it as a fast, low-cost, high-performance Gemini 2.5 model. The quoted text appears on the page.

Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash reach general availability

Google released Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash as stable and generally available models. The release was announced through Google Blog.

• Google Blog · Jun 17, 2025 · Today, we’re taking the next step with our 2.5 Pro and Flash models by releasing them as stable and generally available.

Editor's note: The page is readable and dated June 17, 2025. It states that Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash were released as stable and generally available, and contains the quoted sentence.

Google releases Gemini 2.5 Flash and Pro TTS previews

Google released Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS and Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS preview models. The models could generate speech with one or two speakers.

• Google AI for Developers · Released the `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts` and `gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts` models, which are capable of generating speech with one or two speakers.

Editor's note: The May 20, 2025 release-notes entry states that Google released the Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash TTS preview models and that they can generate speech with one or two speakers. The quoted text appears on the page.

Google releases Gemini 2.0 Flash image-generation preview

Google released gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation as a preview model. The model generated and edited images.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation`, a preview model for generating and editing images.

Editor's note: The page’s May 7, 2025 entry states that Google released gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation as a preview model for generating and editing images. The quoted text appears on the page, aside from formatting/whitespace.

Gemini 2.5 Flash enters public preview

Google released gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17. Google described the preview model as optimized for price-performance and adaptive thinking.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17`, a Gemini preview model optimized for price-performance and adaptive thinking.

Editor's note: The page’s April 17, 2025 entry states that Google released gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17 and describes it as a Gemini preview model optimized for price-performance and adaptive thinking.

Google releases Gemini 2.0 Flash Live API preview

Google released gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 as a public-preview Live API model. Billing was enabled for the release.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-2.0-flash-live-001`, a public preview version of the Live API model with billing enabled.

Editor's note: The page’s April 9, 2025 entry states that gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 was released as a public preview Live API model with billing enabled. The quoted text appears verbatim apart from formatting.

Google launches an experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash image model

Google launched an experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash model capable of image generation and editing. The model was recorded in the Gemini API changelog.

• Google AI for Developers · Launched an experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash model capable of image generation and editing.

Editor's note: The Gemini API release notes list this update under March 12, 2025. They state: “Launched an experimental Gemini 2.0 Flash model capable of image generation and editing.”

Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite reaches general availability

Google released gemini-2.0-flash-lite as a generally available Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite model. Google described the model as optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-2.0-flash-lite`, a generally available (GA) version of Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite, which is optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency.

Editor's note: The page’s February 25, 2025 entry states that gemini-2.0-flash-lite was released as the generally available version of Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite and describes it as optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency.

Google ends Gemini 1.0 Pro support

Google ended support for Gemini 1.0 Pro. The status was recorded in the Gemini API release notes.

• Google AI for Developers · Gemini 1.0 Pro is no longer supported.

Editor's note: The release notes entry dated February 18, 2025 states that Gemini 1.0 Pro is no longer supported. This directly supports both the summary and the quoted text.

Google releases Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental

Google released an experimental version of Gemini 2.0 Pro. Google described it as a model for coding performance and complex prompts.

• Google Blog · Feb 5, 2025 · We’re also releasing an experimental version of Gemini 2.0 Pro, our best model yet for coding performance and complex prompts.

Editor's note: The page is dated 2025-02-05 and states that Google was releasing an experimental version of Gemini 2.0 Pro. It describes it as Google's best model yet for coding performance and complex prompts, matching the summary and quote.

Gemini 2.0 Flash reaches general availability

Google made the updated Gemini 2.0 Flash generally available through the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. The release was announced by Google Blog.

• Google Blog · Feb 5, 2025 · Today, we’re making the updated Gemini 2.0 Flash generally available via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI.

Editor's note: The page is readable and states that the updated Gemini 2.0 Flash is generally available via the Gemini API in Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. It is dated Feb 05, 2025.

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode enters public preview

Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode in public preview. The release was listed in the Gemini API changelog.

• Google AI for Developers · Released Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode for public preview.

Editor's note: The changelog has a December 19, 2024 entry stating that Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode was released for public preview. The quoted sentence appears on the page, with only the page's surrounding context omitted.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B reaches general availability

Google released gemini-1.5-flash-8b-001 as a stable model. Google described it as its smallest Gemini API model.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-1.5-flash-8b-001`, a stable version of our smallest Gemini API model.

Editor's note: The page’s October 3, 2024 entry states that gemini-1.5-flash-8b-001 was released as a stable version of Google’s smallest Gemini API model. This supports the title, summary, quote, and stated date.

Google releases stable Gemini 1.5 Pro and Flash 002

Google released stable Gemini 1.5 Pro 002 and Gemini 1.5 Flash 002 versions for general availability. The releases were identified as gemini-1.5-pro-002 and gemini-1.5-flash-002.

• Google AI for Developers · Released `gemini-1.5-pro-002` and `gemini-1.5-flash-002`, two new stable versions of Gemini 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash, for general availability.

Editor's note: The page states on September 24, 2024 that Google released gemini-1.5-pro-002 and gemini-1.5-flash-002 as stable versions for general availability. The quoted text appears on the page.

Google removes Gemini 1.0 Pro Vision support

Google removed support for Gemini 1.0 Pro Vision from Google AI services and tools. The removal affected the Gemini API model line.

• Google AI for Developers · Support for Gemini 1.0 Pro Vision removed from Google AI services and tools.

Editor's note: The page’s July 12, 2024 entry states that support for Gemini 1.0 Pro Vision was removed from Google AI services and tools. This supports the stated removal and date.

Gemini 1.5 Pro two-million-token context reaches GA

Google made the two-million-token context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro generally available. The capability had previously been offered through a waitlist.

• Google AI for Developers · General availability release for Gemini 1.5 Pro's 2M context window.

Editor's note: The page’s June 27, 2024 entry states that Gemini 1.5 Pro’s 2M context window was released to general availability. Its May 14, 2024 entry says the 2M context window had been introduced through a waitlist.

Gemini 1.5 Flash reaches general availability

Google made gemini-1.5-flash-001 generally available. This was a production Gemini API release for Gemini 1.5 Flash.

• Google AI for Developers · Gemini 1.5 Flash (`gemini-1.5-flash-001`) is generally available (GA).

Editor's note: The page’s May 23, 2024 entry states that Gemini 1.5 Flash (gemini-1.5-flash-001) is generally available. This supports the production Gemini API GA release summary.

Gemini 1.5 Pro reaches general availability

Google made gemini-1.5-pro-001 generally available. This was a production Gemini API release for Gemini 1.5 Pro.

• Google AI for Developers · Gemini 1.5 Pro (`gemini-1.5-pro-001`) is generally available (GA).

Editor's note: The page’s May 23, 2024 entry states that Gemini 1.5 Pro (gemini-1.5-pro-001) is generally available (GA). This supports the production GA release described in the summary.

Gemini 1.5 Pro gets a two-million-token waitlist

Google introduced a two-million-token context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro through a waitlist. The capability was listed in the Gemini API release notes.

• Google AI for Developers · Introduced a 2M context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro (waitlist).

Editor's note: The release notes list a May 14, 2024 API update: "Introduced a 2M context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro (waitlist)." This directly supports the summary and stated date.

Gemini 1.5 Flash enters Gemini API preview

Google's Gemini API release notes record Gemini 1.5 Flash as released in preview. A Google Blog post dated May 14 discussed applications requiring lower latency and lower serving cost.

• Google AI for Developers · Released Gemini 1.5 Flash (`gemini-1.5-flash-latest`) in preview.
• Google Blog · May 14, 2024 · We know from user feedback that some applications need lower latency and a lower cost to serve.

Editor's note: The release notes list a May 10, 2024 model update: Gemini 1.5 Flash (gemini-1.5-flash-latest) was released in preview. The cited page does not address the separate Google Blog post, but it supports the release claim and date.

Gemini 1.5 Pro enters Gemini API preview

Google released Gemini 1.5 Pro in preview through the gemini-1.5-pro-latest endpoint. The release made the model available through the Gemini API.

• Google AI for Developers · Released Gemini 1.5 Pro (`gemini-1.5-pro-latest`) in preview.

Editor's note: The page’s April 9, 2024 entry states: “Released Gemini 1.5 Pro (gemini-1.5-pro-latest) in preview.” It appears under Gemini API release notes, supporting that the model was made available through the API.