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Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image ("Nano Banana")

Model deprecation · Model Deprecation · shut down October 2, 2026

Born: August 26, 2025
Died: October 2, 2026
Lifespan: 1y 1m
Cause of death: Model Deprecation
Killed by: Google
Type: Model

The image model that went viral as 'Nano Banana' — 3D figurine selfies, a #1 spot in the App Store for Gemini — was shut off on the Gemini API on October 2, a year and five weeks after launch. Google's first recommended replacement, gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview, had already died in June; developers were pointed to gemini-3.1-flash-image instead.

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Is Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image ("Nano Banana") dead?

Yes. Google Gemini 2.5 Flash Image ("Nano Banana") was shut down on October 2, 2026, 1y 1m after its launch on August 26, 2025. The cause of death was model deprecation; it was killed by Google. Classification: model deprecation. Details and the source are above.

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