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Migrate off Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation

Retired

Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation has been retired and shut down on 14 Nov 2025. Google's official replacement is Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana). The cheapest comparable model we track is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 13 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredGoogle
Shut down14 Nov 2025plan ahead
Official replacementGemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)$7.72 /M blendedCheapest alternativeMinistral 3 3B$0.1 /M blended
What changes

Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation → Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)

SpecGemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image GenerationGemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)
StatusRetiredDeprecated
Blended price /1M—$7.72
Input / output /1M—$0.3 / $30
Context window——
Max output——
Modalitytext, image, image-outtext, image, image-out
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation → switch to gemini-2.5-flash-image. See Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana)'s full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation

Generally-available models that match Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation's capabilities, ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Ministral 3 3B
Mistral
$0.1$0.1 / $0.1—
Amazon Nova Lite
Amazon
$0.105$0.06 / $0.24300K
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
FAQ

Migrating off Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation

What replaces Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation?

Google's recommended migration for Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation is Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana). The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) at $0.1/1M blended.

Is Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation still available?

No — Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation has been retired (shut down 14 Nov 2025) and is no longer available via Google's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation?

Ministral 3 3B (Mistral) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.1 per 1M output tokens ($0.1/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Gemini 2.0 Flash Preview Image Generation's full spec sheet →