{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "x_SHAPI-google-gemini-2-5-flash-image-shutdown-sdk",
  "modified": "2027-03-15T00:00:00Z",
  "published": "2027-03-15T00:00:00Z",
  "summary": "gemini-2.5-flash-image shuts down on 2027-03-15 (model in the request body)",
  "details": "Google shuts down gemini-2.5-flash-image (the original Nano Banana image model) on 2027-03-15. After that the model is turned off and generateContent calls that name it fail. This advisory covers calls that pass the model as a parameter, as the @google/genai SDK does (ai.models.generateContent({ model })); google-gemini-2-5-flash-image-shutdown covers calls that name the model in the path.\n\nMove image generation to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image, the replacement on the deprecations page, before 2027-03-15, and re-test how you read the returned image parts.",
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "provider": "google-gemini",
        "endpoint": {
          "method": "POST",
          "path": "/*/models/{?}:*"
        },
        "change_class": "version-sunset",
        "trigger": {
          "body": [
            {
              "field": "model",
              "values": [
                "gemini-2.5-flash-image",
                "models/gemini-2.5-flash-image"
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "effective_date": "2027-03-15"
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "severity": "high",
    "status": "verified",
    "url": "https://shapi.dev/osv/google-gemini-2-5-flash-image-shutdown-sdk.json"
  }
}