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Google Imagen (Vertex AI)

Model deprecation · Model Consolidation · shut down June 24, 2026

Born
Died
Lifespan
3y
Cause of death
Model Consolidation
Killed by
Google
Type
Model

Google's family of text-to-image models on Vertex AI, once the backbone of image generation across Google Cloud and Workspace. Retired June 24, 2026 as native image generation folded directly into the Gemini 3 models. Apps built on the standalone Imagen endpoints were forced to migrate to Gemini's built-in image gen.

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Is Google Imagen (Vertex AI) dead?

Yes. Google Imagen (Vertex AI) was shut down on June 24, 2026, 3y after its launch on June 7, 2023. The cause of death was model consolidation; it was killed by Google. Classification: model deprecation. Details and the source are above.

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