Starting April 29, 2025, Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash models are not available in projects that have no prior usage of these models, including new projects. For details, seeModel versions and lifecycle.
After a service, feature, or product is officially
deprecated, it continues to be available for at least the period of time defined in the
Terms of Service. After this period of time, the service is scheduled for shutdown.
Feature
Deprecated date
Shutdown date
Details
Generative AI module in the Vertex AI SDK
June 24, 2025
June 24, 2026
Starting on June 24, 2025, the Generative AI module in the
Vertex AI SDK is deprecated. The Generative AI module will be
removed on June 24, 2026. For information about migrating to the
Google Gen AI SDK, seeVertex AI SDK migration guide.
Imagen on Vertex AI versions 1 and 2, image captioning, and visual question answering (VQA)
June 24, 2025
September 24, 2025
Starting on June 24, 2025, Imagen versions 1 and 2,
image captioning, and visual question answering are deprecated.
On September 24, 2025 , the following features and models will
be removed:
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