# When is gemini-3.1-flash-image retired?

Google Gemini API has not published a firm shutdown date for gemini-3.1-flash-image. The page says: “No shutdown date announced”.

Google Gemini API recommends migrating to gemini-nano-banana-2.1.

- Provider: Google Gemini API
- Model ID: gemini-3.1-flash-image
- Status: active
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: unknown (No shutdown date announced)
- Replacement: gemini-nano-banana-2.1
- Replacement status: active
- Replacement kind: different_family
- End of replacement chain: gemini-nano-banana-2.1 (active, google-gemini)
- Official source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
- Last checked: 2026-11-02T15:14:04+00:00
- Check status: not_verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/google-gemini/gemini-3-1-flash-image/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "gemini-3.1-flash-image deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/google-gemini/gemini-3-1-flash-image/ (source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.