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Migrate off Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview

Retired

Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview has been retired and shut down on 9 Dec 2025. Google's official replacement is Gemini 3.8 Live. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 24 Oct 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredGoogle
Shut down9 Dec 2025plan ahead
Official replacementGemini 3.8 Live$1.69 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 3.1 8B Instruct$0.022 /M blended
What changes

Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview → Gemini 3.8 Live

SpecGemini Live 2.5 Flash PreviewGemini 3.8 Live
StatusRetiredGA
Blended price /1M—$1.69
Input / output /1M—$0.75 / $4.50
Context window—131K
Max output—65.536
Modalitytext, audio, video, audio-outtext, audio, video, image, audio-out
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview → switch to gemini-3.8-live. See Gemini 3.8 Live's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview

Generally-available models that match Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview's capabilities, ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
$0.022$0.02 / $0.03128K
Amazon Nova Micro
Amazon
$0.061$0.035 / $0.14128K
Command R7B
Cohere
$0.066$0.037 / $0.15128K
FAQ

Migrating off Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview

What replaces Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview?

Google's recommended migration for Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview is Gemini 3.8 Live. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022/1M blended.

Is Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview still available?

No — Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview has been retired (shut down 9 Dec 2025) and is no longer available via Google's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview's capabilities, at $0.02 per 1M input and $0.03 per 1M output tokens ($0.022/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Gemini Live 2.5 Flash Preview's full spec sheet →