{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "x_SHAPI-google-gemini-2-5-flash-image-shutdown",
  "modified": "2027-03-15T00:00:00Z",
  "published": "2027-03-15T00:00:00Z",
  "summary": "gemini-2.5-flash-image shuts down on 2027-03-15",
  "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 in the path fail. Calls that pass the model in a request body are not matched by this 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/gemini-2.5-flash-image:*"
        },
        "change_class": "version-sunset",
        "trigger": {
          "any": true
        },
        "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.json"
  }
}