RETIRING IN 20 DAYS
Sunset scheduled for 2026-10-20, reported by a third-party catalog. The identifier still resolves today. Sources disagree on: max_output_tokens.
state=dying sunset=2026-10-20 days_remaining=20 severity=critical sources=gemini,litellm,openrouter evidence_tier=endpoint confirmed_by_endpoint=gemini documented_by_provider=false replacement=none corroborated=yes divergent_fields=max_output_tokens checked=2026-09-30 15:40Z
google/gemini-2.5-pro
Vendor: google. Tracked by 3 of 5 sources.
What each source reports
| Source | ID | Context | Max out | In $/Mtok | Out $/Mtok | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gemini native | gemini-2.5-pro | 1,048,576 | 65,536 | — | — | — |
| litellm | gemini-2.5-pro | 1,048,576 | 65,535 | $1.25 | $10 | 2026-10-20 |
| openrouter | google/gemini-2.5-pro | 1,048,576 | 65,536 | $1.25 | $10 | 2026-10-20 |
Change history
| Severity | Change | What | Detected |
|---|---|---|---|
| low | modified | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities gained web_search | 2026-09-19 |
| info | removed | [contradicted — the provider's own endpoint (gemini) still lists it] github_copilot/gemini-2.5-pro is no longer listed by this source — calls to it are expected to fail | 2026-09-19 |
| high | modified | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities lost audio_output; gained video_input | 2026-09-19 |
| low | modified | deepinfra/google/gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities gained audio_input, reasoning, response_schema, vision | 2026-09-19 |
| low | modified | vercel_ai_gateway/google/gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities gained pdf_input, prompt_caching, reasoning, web_search | 2026-09-19 |
| info | repriced | vercel_ai_gateway/google/gemini-2.5-pro: input_price_per_mtok $2.50/Mtok to $1.25/Mtok | 2026-09-19 |
| info | repriced | vercel_ai_gateway/google/gemini-2.5-pro: cache_read_price_per_mtok n/a to $0.12/Mtok | 2026-09-19 |
| high | deprecated | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: deprecation announced for 2026-10-20 — in 32 days | 2026-09-18 |
| high | deprecated | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: retires 2026-10-20 (in 32 days) | 2026-09-18 |
| high | deprecated | google/gemini-2.5-pro: retirement announced for 2026-10-20 — in 32 days | 2026-09-18 |
| high | deprecated | google/gemini-2.5-pro: retires 2026-10-20 (in 32 days) | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: max_output_tokens raised 65,535 to 65,536 | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities gained audio_input, pdf_input, reasoning | 2026-09-18 |
| low | modified | gemini/gemini-2.5-pro: max_output_tokens raised 65,535 to 65,536 | 2026-09-16 |
| info | modified | [conflict — gemini reports max_output_tokens=65,536] openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: max_output_tokens raised 8,192 to 65,535 | 2026-09-06 |
| low | modified | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities gained prompt_caching | 2026-09-06 |
| info | repriced | openrouter/google/gemini-2.5-pro: cache_read_price_per_mtok n/a to $0.12/Mtok | 2026-09-06 |
| high | deprecated | gemini-2.5-pro: deprecation announced for 2026-10-20 — in 60 days | 2026-08-21 |
| high | deprecated | gemini-2.5-pro: retires 2026-10-20 (in 60 days) | 2026-08-21 |
| info | modified | [source artifact — 6 providers changed identically on the same day] gemini/gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities lost service_tier | 2026-06-27 |
| info | modified | [source artifact — 6 providers changed identically on the same day] gemini-2.5-pro: capabilities lost service_tier | 2026-06-27 |