Google DeepMind put a retirement notice on gemini-3.8-live, reading "September 24, 2026 | No retirement date announced".

Google DeepMindDEPRECATIONADDEDTUE OCT 13, 18:01

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+gemini-3.8-live: "September 24, 2026 | No retirement date announced"

The record

DOCUMENThttps://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions
SOURCEgdm-model-versions
ROWgemini-3.8-live
OPERATIONadded
BEFORENothing was recorded because the row did not exist.
AFTERSeptember 24, 2026 | No retirement date announced
READ AT2026-10-13T18:01:05.671Z
SIGNALSdate, modelId, lifecycle

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