Obituaries · Google
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview, ?–2025
Retired by Google
gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview, a Google model that answered questions, wrote emails and was blamed for both, was switched off on December 9, 2025. Requests addressed to it are expected to come back unanswered.
Survived by gemini-3.1-flash-lite, younger, cheaper, and named in the same documentation table.
| Model ID | gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview |
|---|---|
| Provider | Google deprecations page |
| Shut down | December 9, 2025 |
| Successor | gemini-3.1-flash-lite |
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