Killed by Google

Google has shut down 20 AI products tracked here — 7 models, 6 services, 4 apps, 2 startups, 1 hardwares. By year: 2023: 1, 2024: 5, 2025: 2, 2026: 12. The first was Google AI Test Kitchen (December 1, 2023); the most recent is Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 Preview (August 31, 2026). Each tombstone links its source.

Gemini Robotics-ER 1.6 PreviewModel Upgrade · Model2026-08-31Google Imagen 4.0 (Gemini API)Model Consolidation · Model2026-08-17Relay.appAcqui-hire · Startup2026-07-16Google Imagen (Vertex AI)Model Consolidation · Model2026-06-24Google Project MarinerFeature Absorption · Service2026-05-04Google WhiskFeature Absorption · App2026-04-30Google DopplFeature Absorption · App2026-04-30Google Interview WarmupSilent Shutdown · Service2026-04-01Google Gemini 3 Pro PreviewModel Deprecation · Model2026-03-09Google Dark Web ReportLow Utility · Service2026-02-16Google Gemini 2.0 FlashModel Deprecation · Model2026-02-05GmailifyProduct Cleanup · Service2026-02-01Google Gemini 1.0 ProModel Deprecation · Model2025-02-15Google Gemini 1.0 UltraModel Deprecation · Model2025-02-15Google JamboardMarket Irrelevance · Hardware2024-12-31Character.AI (Independent)Acqui-hire · Startup2024-08-02Google Duplex on the WebStrategic Pivot · Service2024-03-01Google Gemini Image Generation (People)Public Backlash · Service2024-02-22Google BardRebranding · App2024-02-08Google AI Test KitchenProduct Evolution · App2023-12-01