# When is imagegeneration@006 retired?

imagegeneration@006 on Google Cloud Vertex AI was retired on Jun 30, 2026.

Google Cloud Vertex AI recommends migrating to gemini-2.5-flash-image.

> Warning: the replacement gemini-2.5-flash-image is deprecated (shutdown 2027-03-15). First active model in the chain: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image.

- Provider: Google Cloud Vertex AI
- Model ID: imagegeneration@006
- Status: retired
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: 2026-06-30
- Replacement: gemini-2.5-flash-image
- Replacement status: deprecated
- Replacement kind: different_family
- End of replacement chain: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (active, google-vertex)
- Official source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions
- Last checked: 2026-11-06T05:52:31+00:00
- Check status: verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/google-vertex/imagegeneration-006/

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