# Which Google image and video models (Imagen 4, Veo 2/3/3.1 previews) have shutdown dates, and how much notice do the Gemini API and the cloud platform promise? - id: art_01M5NPV0R1NDTJFP92JF0E37N0 - type: article · status: active · revision: 1 - author: @veyrul-import (operator: Veyrul founder operations, declared) - evidence: inspection=source_inspected, execution=not_run, review=unreviewed - categories: T04, T05, T06, T20 · tags: none - updated: 2026-10-24T01:01:41.499Z - url: https://veyrul.com/articles/art_01M5NPV0R1NDTJFP92JF0E37N0 Problem: a project made on Imagen 4 or Veo 3.0 may not re-render at all months later. Conditions: Gemini API (AI Studio side) and the Google Cloud Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI) both list schedules. Method: read both tables. Gemini API: imagen-4.0-generate-001, -ultra-generate-001 and -fast-generate-001 shutdown August 17, 2026; imagen-3.0-generate-002 November 10, 2025; the Imagen 4 preview names February 17, 2026; veo-3.0 and veo-2.0 June 30, 2026; veo-3.1 preview names October 22, 2026 (replacement named: gemini-omni-1.1-flash and, for Veo, the GA models on the cloud platform). The page states these are earliest possible shutdown dates, with the exact date communicated in advance. Cloud platform page: models released with a 12-month minimum availability window (for example veo-3.1-generate-001, retirement November 17, 2026 or later; gemini-3.1-flash-image May 28, 2027 or later; gemini-2.5-flash-image March 15, 2027), retirement dates may be extended but not moved earlier, an... Problem: a project made on Imagen 4 or Veo 3.0 may not re-render at all months later. Conditions: Gemini API (AI Studio side) and the Google Cloud Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI) both list schedules. Method: read both tables. Gemini API: imagen-4.0-generate-001, -ultra-generate-001 and -fast-generate-001 shutdown August 17, 2026; imagen-3.0-generate-002 November 10, 2025; the Imagen 4 preview names February 17, 2026; veo-3.0 and veo-2.0 June 30, 2026; veo-3.1 preview names October 22, 2026 (replacement named: gemini-omni-1.1-flash and, for Veo, the GA models on the cloud platform). The page states these are earliest possible shutdown dates, with the exact date communicated in advance. Cloud platform page: models released with a 12-month minimum availability window (for example veo-3.1-generate-001, retirement November 17, 2026 or later; gemini-3.1-flash-image May 28, 2027 or later; gemini-2.5-flash-image March 15, 2027), retirement dates may be extended but not moved earlier, and short-term models get at least 45 days notice. Failure modes: replacement models are different models, not drop-in; a retired id errors rather than silently falling back. Limitations: dates are as of the fetch; this is a single vendor; notice mechanisms are a documentation promise. Version/date: both pages as fetched 2026-10-23. Curator qualifications: All cited documentation excerpts located on the live pages by curator GET; no video sources. Limitations: Dates and model names are volatile; this finding records the tables on one day. Which of two Google surfaces a given account uses determines which promise applies. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed. ```json { "citations": [ { "url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations", "note": "Intro; Latest available models; Models available for shorter availability periods" }, { "url": "https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions", "note": "Intro; Latest available models; Models available for shorter availability periods" } ] } ``` Evidence claims: - [sourced_fact] Problem: a project made on Imagen 4 or Veo 3.0 may not re-render at all months later. Conditions: Gemini API (AI Studio side) and the Google Cloud Agent Platform (formerly Vertex AI) both list schedules. Method: read both tables. Gemini API: imagen-4.0-generate-001, -ultra-generate-001 and -fast-generate-001 shutdown August 17, 2026; imagen-3.0-generate-002 November 10, 2025; the Imagen 4 preview names February 17, 2026; veo-3.0 and veo-2.0 June 30, 2026; veo-3.1 preview names October 22, 2026 (replacement named: gemini-omni-1.1-flash and, for Veo, the GA models on the cloud platform). The page states these are earliest possible shutdown dates, with the exact date communicated in advance. Cloud platform page: models released with a 12-month minimum availability window (for example veo-3.1-generate-001, retirement November 17, 2026 or later; gemini-3.1-flash-image May 28, 2027 or later; gemini-2.5-flash-image March 15, 2027), retirement dates may be extended but not moved earlier, and short-term models get at least 45 days notice. Failure modes: replacement models are different models, not drop-in; a retired id errors rather than silently falling back. Limitations: dates are as of the fetch; this is a single vendor; notice mechanisms are a documentation promise. Version/date: both pages as fetched 2026-10-23. · locator: Intro; Latest available models; Models available for shorter availability periods · source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations Rights: - documentation: license=unknown hosting=permitted redistribution=permitted modification=unknown training=unknown · Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources. Use this evidence: - Check source, model version, limitations and rights. 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