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Google DeepMind changed the retirement line for gemini-3.6-flash. It said "July 21, 2026 | No retirement date announced" and it now says "July 21, 2026 | No retirement date announced | Gemini 3.8 Flash".

Google DeepMindDEPRECATIONCHANGEDMON SEP 21, 18:41

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-gemini-3.6-flashJuly 21, 2026 | No retirement date announced
+gemini-3.6-flashJuly 21, 2026 | No retirement date announced | Gemini 3.8 Flash

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DOCUMENThttps://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions
SOURCEgdm-model-versions
ROWgemini-3.6-flash
OPERATIONchanged
BEFOREJuly 21, 2026 | No retirement date announced
AFTERJuly 21, 2026 | No retirement date announced | Gemini 3.8 Flash
READ AT2026-09-21T18:41:02.913Z
SIGNALSdate, modelId, lifecycle

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