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Vertex model deprecation schedule

Vertex has 6 models with a published shutdown or removal date; the next is gemini-3.6-flash on Nov 19, 2026. In the last 12 months 17 models were retired or shut down, most recently qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking-maas on Oct 21, 2026.

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Upcoming shutdowns 6

Upcoming Vertex shutdown dates
DateModelStatusReplacementSource
gemini-3.6-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShuts down27 daysgemini-3.8-flashNotice ↗
v2Google Cloud Vertex AIShuts down37 days`v3` or the `Stable` aliasNotice ↗
gemini-live-2.5-flash-native-audioGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShuts down51 daysgemini-3.8-liveNotice ↗
gemini-2.5-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AIDeprecated · removal61 daysgemini-3.1-flash-liteNotice ↗
gemini-2.5-flash-liteGoogle Cloud Vertex AIDeprecated · removal61 daysgemini-3.1-flash-liteNotice ↗
gemini-3.7-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShuts down97 daysgemini-3.8-flashNotice ↗

Retired or shut down in the last 12 months 17

Vertex models retired in the last 12 months
DateModelStatusReplacementSource
qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy Qwen3 Next on Model GardenNotice ↗
qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy Qwen3 Next on Model GardenNotice ↗
qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy Qwen3 Coder on Model GardenNotice ↗
qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy Qwen3 on Model GardenNotice ↗
minimax-m2-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy MiniMax M2 on Model GardenNotice ↗
llama-3.3-70b-instruct-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy Llama 3.3 on Model GardenNotice ↗
kimi-k2-thinking-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy Kimi K2 on Model GardenNotice ↗
gpt-oss-20b-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy GPT OSS on Model GardenNotice ↗
glm-5-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy GLM 5 on Model GardenNotice ↗
glm-4.7-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy GLM 4.7 on Model GardenNotice ↗
deepseek-v3.2-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy DeepSeek-V3.2 on Model GardenNotice ↗
deepseek-v3.1-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy DeepSeek-V3.1 on Model GardenNotice ↗
deepseek-r1-0528-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy DeepSeek-R1 on Model GardenNotice ↗
deepseek-ocr-maasGoogle Cloud Vertex AIShut downAlternative: Self-deploy DeepSeek-OCR on Model GardenNotice ↗
Gemini 2.5 ProGemini Enterprise appShut downNone publishedNotice ↗
gemini-2.0-flash-liteGoogle Cloud Vertex AIRetiredgemini-3.5-flash-liteNotice ↗
gemini-2.0-flashGoogle Cloud Vertex AIRetiredgemini-3.5-flash-liteNotice ↗

Official Vertex sources

Each provider and hosting route sets its own dates. A model offered on several platforms can stop on different days; ModelClock reads each notice from the provider's own documentation.