Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview
API ID gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview
gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview was a preview Google model.
- Status
- Retired
- Released
- —
- Shutdown
- Jan 15, 2026 at the earliest
- Replacement
- Gemini Nano Banana 2.1gemini-nano-banana-2.1
It was scheduled to shut down no earlier than January 15, 2026, which has passed. Check the provider's page before relying on it. Recommended replacement: gemini-nano-banana-2.1.
How to migrate to Gemini Nano Banana 2.1
Benchmarks
Scores as each source published themComparing with gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation, the previous model in this line. A score is compared only with the same benchmark from the same source, at the same setting where both have it. Full comparison: prices, limits, features
Arena
| Arena | Gemini 2.5 Flash Image Preview | gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation | Change | Rank | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text to Image | 1150 ±2 | 975 ±3 | +175 | 34 of 82 890,539 votes | Oct 7, 2026 | source |
| Image Edit | 1293 ±2 | 1081 ±2 | +212 | 31 of 59 11,383,435 votes | Oct 6, 2026 | source |
Rated as gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview (nano-banana); gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation as gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation. Ratings come from people voting between two anonymous answers. Data: Arena (arena.ai), CC BY 4.0.
Price history
USD per 1M tokens, standard tierNo price history yet.
Prices
USD per 1M tokens, every type and band, by tierNo published prices.
Changelog
Changes we detected on Google's pagesNo changes recorded yet.
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