Obituaries · Google
gemini-3-pro-preview, ?–2026
Retired by Google
gemini-3-pro-preview, a Google model that answered questions, wrote emails and was blamed for both, was switched off on March 9, 2026. Requests addressed to it are expected to come back unanswered.
It is survived by gemini-3.1-pro-preview, who is already doing the job.
Last seen alive
In a scan of the 60 most-starred LLM repositories on GitHub (November 5, 2026), this code still names it:
- browser-use/browser-use (120,083 stars) ·
examples/models/gemini-3.py
| Model ID | gemini-3-pro-preview |
|---|---|
| Provider | Google deprecations page |
| Shut down | March 9, 2026 |
| Successor | gemini-3.1-pro-preview |
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