Google: Gemini API Announces Shutdown Deadlines for Veo and Imagen 4 Models — Veo 3.0 Leaves June 30

Google has published concrete deprecation deadlines for its generative video and image models in the Gemini API changelog. The most significant deadline is very close: Veo 3.0 leaves the API on June 30, 2026.

Which Veo models are being shut down and when?

Google is retiring veo-2.0-generate-001, veo-3.0-generate-001, and veo-3.0-fast-generate-001 on June 30, 2026. Veo is Google’s family of models for generating video from text and images. With only a few weeks remaining, teams using Veo 2.0 or 3.0 in production have a very tight window to migrate before calls stop working.

What is happening to the Imagen 4 models?

The Imagen 4 family — identifiers imagen-4.0-generate-001, Ultra, and Fast variants — is being shut down on August 17, 2026. Imagen is Google’s model for generating images from text. Imagen 4 gets a somewhat longer transition window than the Veo models, but users still need to plan a replacement before the August deadline.

What should users migrate to?

Google is directing users to Veo 3.1 preview or GA (general availability) models available through the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform. GA denotes a production-stable version of the model, as opposed to a preview release intended for testing. Migration requires replacing model identifiers and verifying parameter compatibility in existing integrations.

Why is the timing significant?

Google’s announcement arrived on the same day Anthropic retired the original generation of Claude Sonnet 4 and Opus 4 models. Two major labs simultaneously retiring an older model generation reinforces the signal that teams building on commercial AI APIs should treat model identifiers as mutable configuration values and actively monitor provider changelogs.