# When is gemini-3.5-flash retired?

Google Gemini API has not published a firm shutdown date for gemini-3.5-flash. The page says: “N/A”.

Google Gemini API recommends migrating to gemini-3.6-flash (not available to select in Google AI Studio; the endpoint is not shutting down and automatically routes API requests to gemini-3.6-flash ).

- Provider: Google Gemini API
- Model ID: gemini-3.5-flash
- Status: active
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: unknown (N/A)
- Replacement: gemini-3.6-flash (not available to select in Google AI Studio; the endpoint is not shutting down and automatically routes API requests to gemini-3.6-flash )
- Replacement status: active
- Replacement kind: same_family
- End of replacement chain: gemini-3.6-flash (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-3-5-flash/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "gemini-3.5-flash deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/google-gemini/gemini-3-5-flash/ (source: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.