How to migrate from Gemini API: gemini-2.5-flash-image to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Google's stated replacement)

130 days until Gemini API: gemini-2.5-flash-image shuts down (2027-03-15). Do not wait.

1. Export your Gemini API: gemini-2.5-flash-image data now. See the export checklist. Grab the full archive, verify it opens.
2. Set up gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Google's stated replacement). https://aistudio.google.com/docs/deprecations - create the account and map your core objects before importing.
3. Run both in parallel for one cycle to catch gaps before Gemini API: gemini-2.5-flash-image goes dark.
4. Cut over: update integrations, billing and runbooks; keep the Gemini API: gemini-2.5-flash-image export archived.

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"Migrating from Gemini API: gemini-2.5-flash-image to gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Google's stated replacement)." Bikoosh Shutdown Watch, verified 2026-11-05. https://bikoosh.com/shutdowns/migrate/gemini-2-5-flash-image-api/to-gemini-3-1-flash-lite-image-google-s-stated-replacement

gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image (Google's stated replacement) is a documented option, not an endorsement. Shutdown Watch tracks vendor announcements and public deadlines; it is monitoring assistance, not legal or migration advice.