# Google DeepMind — Deprecation announcement

- Company: Google DeepMind (deepmind.google)
- Announced: 2026-10-06
- Category: deprecation
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#10-06-2026
- Record: https://forck.live/items/23998-deprecation-announcement
- Subject: Gemini API
- Models affected: gemini-3.1-flash-image, gemini-nano-banana-2.1

Google DeepMind has deprecated the gemini-3.1-flash-image model, advising users to migrate to gemini-nano-banana-2.1. No shutdown date has been announced for the deprecated model. The replacement model, gemini-nano-banana-2.1, is available now.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#10-06-2026:

> The gemini-3.1-flash-image model is deprecated (no shutdown date announced). Migrate to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

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