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Google Gemini/API Release Notes/Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Token Cost Reduction and Multiple Model Deprecations

Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Token Cost Reduction and Multiple Model Deprecations

$npx @buildinternet/releases show rel_vMuLLtlcOQ6GbrY_-ovyH
  • For Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, the input token count for images has been reduced from 1290 to 258, lowering the cost of image editing.
  • Deprecation announcements:
    • November 18th: gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-06-17, gemini-2.5-flash-preview-05-20
    • December 2nd: gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp, gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21, gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-1219, gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25, gemini-2.5-pro-preview-05-06, gemini-2.5-pro-preview-06-05
    • December 9th: gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview, gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05, gemini-2.0-flash-exp, gemini-2.0-pro-exp, gemini-2.0-pro-exp-02-05

Fetched May 1, 2026