# Release notes

This page documents updates to the Gemini API.

## April 17, 2025

- Released `gemini-2.5-flash-preview-04-17`, a Gemini [preview](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models#model-versions) model optimized for price-performance and adaptive thinking. To learn more, see [Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models#gemini-2.5-flash-preview) and [Thinking](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/thinking).

## April 16, 2025

- Launched context caching for [Gemini 2.0 Flash](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models#gemini-2.0-flash).

## April 9, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Released `veo-2.0-generate-001`, a generally available (GA) text- and image-to-video model, capable of generating detailed and artistically nuanced videos. To learn more, see the [Veo docs](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/video).
- Released `gemini-2.0-flash-live-001`, a public preview version of the [Live API](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/live) model with billing enabled.

## April 4, 2025

- Released `gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25`, a public preview Gemini 2.5 Pro version with billing enabled. You can continue to use `gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25` on the free tier.

## March 25, 2025

- Released `gemini-2.5-pro-exp-03-25`, a public experimental Gemini model with thinking mode always on by default. To learn more, see [Gemini 2.5 Pro Experimental](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models#gemini-2.5-pro-preview-03-25).

## March 12, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Launched an experimental [Gemini 2.0 Flash](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/image-generation#gemini) model capable of image generation and editing.
- Released `gemma-3-27b-it`, available on [AI Studio](https://aistudio.google.com/) and through the Gemini API, as part of the [Gemma 3](https://ai.google.dev/gemma/docs/core) launch.

**API updates:**

- Added support for [YouTube URLs](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/vision#youtube) as a media source.
- Added support for including an [inline video](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/vision#inline-video) of less than 20MB.

## March 11, 2025

**SDK updates:**

- Released the [Google Gen AI SDK for TypeScript and JavaScript](https://googleapis.github.io/js-genai) to public preview.

## March 7, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-embedding-exp-03-07`, an [experimental](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/experimental-models) Gemini-based embeddings model in public preview.

## February 28, 2025

**API updates:**

- Support for [Search as a tool](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/grounding) added to `gemini-2.0-pro-exp-02-05`, an experimental model based on Gemini 2.0 Pro.

## February 25, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-2.0-flash-lite`, a generally available (GA) version of [Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-2.0-flash-lite), which is optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency.

## February 19, 2025

**AI Studio updates:**

- Support for [additional regions](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/available-regions) (Kosovo, Greenland and Faroe Islands).

**API updates:**

- Support for [additional regions](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/available-regions) (Kosovo, Greenland and Faroe Islands).

## February 18, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Gemini 1.0 Pro is no longer supported. For the list of supported models, see [Gemini models](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini).

## February 11, 2025

**API updates:**

- Updates on the [OpenAI libraries compatibility](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/openai).

## February 6, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Released `imagen-3.0-generate-002`, a generally available (GA) version of [Imagen 3 in the Gemini API](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/imagen).

**SDK updates:**

- Released the [Google Gen AI SDK for Java](https://github.com/googleapis/java-genai) for public preview.

## February 5, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-2.0-flash-001`, a generally available (GA) version of [Gemini 2.0 Flash](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-2.0-flash) that supports text-only output.
- Released `gemini-2.0-pro-exp-02-05`, an [experimental](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/experimental-models) public preview version of Gemini 2.0 Pro.
- Released `gemini-2.0-flash-lite-preview-02-05`, an experimental public preview [model](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-2.0-flash-lite) optimized for cost efficiency.

**API updates:**

- Added [file input and graph output](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/code-execution#input-output) support to code execution.

**SDK updates:**

- Released the [Google Gen AI SDK for Python](https://googleapis.github.io/python-genai/) to general availability (GA).

## January 21, 2025

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-2.0-flash-thinking-exp-01-21`, the latest preview version of the model behind the [Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Model](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/thinking).

## December 19, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode for public preview. Thinking Mode is a test-time compute model that lets you see the model's thought process while it generates a response, and produces responses with stronger reasoning capabilities.

  Read more about Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Mode in our [overview page](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/thinking-mode).

## December 11, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released

   

  Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental

   

  for public preview. Gemini 2.0 Flash Experimental's partial list of features includes:

  - Twice as fast as Gemini 1.5 Pro
  - Bidirectional streaming with our Live API
  - Multimodal response generation in the form of text, images, and speech
  - Built-in tool use with multi-turn reasoning to use features like code execution, Search, function calling, and more

Read more about Gemini 2.0 Flash in our [overview page](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini-v2).

## November 21, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-exp-1121`, an even more powerful experimental Gemini API model.

**Model updates:**

- Updated the

   

  ```
  gemini-1.5-flash-latest
  ```

   

  and

   

  ```
  gemini-1.5-flash
  ```

   

  model aliases to use

   

  ```
  gemini-1.5-flash-002
  ```

  .

  - Change to `top_k` parameter: The `gemini-1.5-flash-002` model supports `top_k` values between 1 and 41 (exclusive). Values greater than 40 will be changed to 40.

## November 14, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-exp-1114`, a powerful experimental Gemini API model.

## November 8, 2024

**API updates:**

- Added [support for Gemini](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/openai) in the OpenAI libraries / REST API.

## October 31, 2024

**API updates:**

- Added [support for Grounding with Google Search](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/grounding).

## October 3, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-1.5-flash-8b-001`, a stable version of our smallest Gemini API model.

## September 24, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-1.5-pro-002` and `gemini-1.5-flash-002`, two new stable versions of Gemini 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash, for general availability.
- Updated the `gemini-1.5-pro-latest` model code to use `gemini-1.5-pro-002` and the `gemini-1.5-flash-latest` model code to use `gemini-1.5-flash-002`.
- Released `gemini-1.5-flash-8b-exp-0924` to replace `gemini-1.5-flash-8b-exp-0827`.
- Released the [civic integrity safety filter](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/safety-settings#safety-filters) for the Gemini API and AI Studio.
- Released support for two new parameters for Gemini 1.5 Pro and 1.5 Flash in Python and NodeJS: [`frequencyPenalty`](https://ai.google.dev/api/generate-content#FIELDS.frequency_penalty) and [`presencePenalty`](https://ai.google.dev/api/generate-content#FIELDS.presence_penalty).

## September 19, 2024

**AI Studio updates:**

- Added thumb-up and thumb-down buttons to model responses, to enable users to provide feedback on the quality of a response.

**API updates:**

- Added support for Google Cloud credits, which can now be used towards Gemini API usage.

## September 17, 2024

**AI Studio updates:**

- Added an **Open in Colab** button that exports a prompt – and the code to run it – to a Colab notebook. The feature doesn't yet support prompting with tools (JSON mode, function calling, or code execution).

## September 13, 2024

**AI Studio updates:**

- Added support for compare mode, which lets you compare responses across models and prompts to find the best fit for your use case.

## August 30, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Gemini 1.5 Flash supports [supplying JSON schema through model configuration](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/json-mode#supply-schema-in-config).

## August 27, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released the following

   

  experimental models

  :

  - `gemini-1.5-pro-exp-0827`
  - `gemini-1.5-flash-exp-0827`
  - `gemini-1.5-flash-8b-exp-0827`

## August 9, 2024

**API updates:**

- Added support for [PDF processing](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/document-processing).

## August 5, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Fine-tuning support released for Gemini 1.5 Flash.

## August 1, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released `gemini-1.5-pro-exp-0801`, a new experimental version of [Gemini 1.5 Pro](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-1.5-pro).

## July 12, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Support for Gemini 1.0 Pro Vision removed from Google AI services and tools.

## June 27, 2024

**Model updates:**

- General availability release for Gemini 1.5 Pro's 2M context window.

**API updates:**

- Added support for [code execution](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/code-execution).

## June 18, 2024

**API updates:**

- Added support for [context caching](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/caching).

## June 12, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Gemini 1.0 Pro Vision deprecated.

## May 23, 2024

**Model updates:**

- [Gemini 1.5 Pro](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-1.5-pro) (`gemini-1.5-pro-001`) is generally available (GA).
- [Gemini 1.5 Flash](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-1.5-flash) (`gemini-1.5-flash-001`) is generally available (GA).

## May 14, 2024

**API updates:**

- Introduced a 2M context window for Gemini 1.5 Pro (waitlist).
- Introduced pay-as-you-go [billing](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/billing) for Gemini 1.0 Pro, with Gemini 1.5 Pro and Gemini 1.5 Flash billing coming soon.
- Introduced increased rate limits for the upcoming paid tier of Gemini 1.5 Pro.
- Added built-in video support to the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files).
- Added plain text support to the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files).
- Added support for parallel function calling, which returns more than one call at a time.

## May 10, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released [Gemini 1.5 Flash](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-1.5-flash) (`gemini-1.5-flash-latest`) in preview.

## April 9, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Released [Gemini 1.5 Pro](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini#gemini-1.5-pro) (`gemini-1.5-pro-latest`) in preview.
- Released a new text embedding model, `text-embeddings-004`, which supports [elastic embedding](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/embeddings#elastic-embedding) sizes under 768.

**API updates:**

- Released the [File API](https://ai.google.dev/api/rest/v1beta/files) for temporarily storing media files for use in prompting.
- Added support for prompting with text, image, and audio data, also known as *multimodal* prompting. To learn more, see [Prompting with media](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/prompting_with_media).
- Released [System instructions](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/system-instructions) in beta.
- Added [Function calling mode](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/function-calling#function_calling_mode), which defines the execution behavior for function calling.
- Added support for the `response_mime_type` configuration option, which lets you request responses in [JSON format](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-overview#json).

## March 19, 2024

**Model updates:**

- Added support for [tuning Gemini 1.0 Pro](https://developers.googleblog.com/en/tune-gemini-pro-in-google-ai-studio-or-with-the-gemini-api/) in Google AI Studio or with the Gemini API.

## December 13 2023

**Model updates:**

- gemini-pro: New text model for a wide variety of tasks. Balances capability and efficiency.
- gemini-pro-vision: New multimodal model for a wide variety of tasks. Balances capability and efficiency.
- embedding-001: New embeddings model.
- aqa: A new specially tuned model that is trained to answer questions using text passages for grounding generated answers.

See [Gemini models](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/models/gemini) for more details.

**API version updates:**

- v1: The stable API channel.
- v1beta: Beta channel. This channel has features that may be under development.

See [the API versions topic](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/api-versions) for more details.

**API updates:**

- `GenerateContent` is a single unified endpoint for chat and text.
- Streaming available through the `StreamGenerateContent` method.
- Multimodal capability: Image is a new supported modality
- New beta features:
  - [Function Calling](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/function-calling)
  - [Semantic Retriever](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/semantic_retrieval)
  - Attributed Question Answering (AQA)
- Updated candidate count: Gemini models only return 1 candidate.
- Different Safety Settings and SafetyRating categories. See [safety settings](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/safety-settings) for more details.
- Tuning models is not yet supported for Gemini models (Work in progress).