Future-Proof Your Workflows by Migrating to Gemini 3.5 Flash Models
Switch to Gemini 3.5 Flash to avoid API service interruptions.
Replace deprecated Gemini 2.0 Flash and Lite model IDs with Gemini 3.5 Flash or 3.1 Flash Lite to ensure your AI workflows remain active.
The Scenario
You are using older Gemini 2.0 flash models for your daily automation tasks or API integrations and need to prevent service outages.
Before & after
Developers often stick to older model versions for stability, but this can lead to total service failure when models are retired, taking hours to debug.
Update your environment to `gemini-3.5-flash` or `gemini-3.1-flash-lite` to maintain service. Swapping the model ID takes less than 1 minute of configuration.
The Prompt
Review my current API configuration: [PASTE_CODE]. Replace the deprecated gemini-2.0-flash model IDs with the recommended gemini-3.5-flash equivalents and check for parameter compatibility.
Google has officially shut down Gemini 2.0 flash models. Users must migrate to the 3.5 or 3.1 Flash series to ensure their automated workflows, scripts, and API integrations continue to function.
Source
Release notes | Gemini API | Google AI for Developers"The following Gemini 2.0 models are now shut down... Use gemini-3.5-flash or gemini-3.1-flash-lite instead."