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Last checked Oct 28, 2026 · plain English · no paid picks
What replaced Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Short answer: Google points new projects to Gemini 3.8 Flash or Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. Gemini 2.5 Pro isn't shut down and has no shutdown date, but it's limited to people who already used it.
What to do: If you already use it, it still works. For anything new, start with Gemini 3.8 Flash.
The facts
| Old | Gemini 2.5 Pro |
|---|---|
| Status | Replaced. Not announced the retirement of; no shutdown announced; limited to past users |
| Replaced by | Gemini 3.8 Flash / Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite |
| Official source | ai.google.dev |
| Last checked | Oct 28, 2026 |
The replacement at a glance
| Gemini 3.8 Flash | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Google's low-cost, high-volume model | Google's lightest low-cost model |
| Made by | ||
| Price | Developer price: $0.75 in and $3.75 out per million tokens | Developer price: $0.30 in and $2.5 out per million tokens |
| Good at | Best for: high volume at low cost; Reads up to 1,048,576 tokens at once; Reads: text, image, video, audio, PDFs | Reads up to 1,048,576 tokens at once; Reads: text, image, video, audio, PDFs |
| Privacy | Paid developer service tier: from Oct 26, 2026, new projects store Generate Content requests by default (store=true); existing projects keep their setting. Opt out with store=false per request or turn off logging in the Logs and Datasets settings | Paid developer service tier: from Oct 26, 2026, new projects store Generate Content requests by default (store=true); existing projects keep their setting. Opt out with store=false per request or turn off logging in the Logs and Datasets settings |
| Status | Current. No shutdown announced | Current |
| Sources | ai.google.dev · models.dev · ai.google.dev (2) | ai.google.dev · models.dev · ai.google.dev (2) |
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Questions people ask
What replaced Gemini 2.5 Pro?
Google points new projects to Gemini 3.8 Flash or Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite. Gemini 2.5 Pro isn't shut down and has no shutdown date, but it's limited to people who already used it.
What should I do if I used Gemini 2.5 Pro?
If you already use it, it still works. For anything new, start with Gemini 3.8 Flash.
Does Gemini 2.5 Pro still work?
Replaced. Not announced the retirement of; no shutdown announced; limited to past users
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