2026-06-01
Gemini 2.0 Flash model shutdown date reached
Google’s Gemini API deprecations page lists June 1, 2026 shutdown dates for Gemini 2.0 Flash and related Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite models.
Google Gemini 2.0 Flash modelsSource-linked lifecycle timeline
AI lifecycle events
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2026-01-14
text-embedding-004 shutdown date reached
Google’s Gemini API deprecations page lists January 14, 2026 as the shutdown date for text-embedding-004.
Google text-embedding-0042025-11-10
imagen-3.0-generate-002 shutdown date reached
Google’s Gemini API deprecations page lists November 10, 2025 as the shutdown date for imagen-3.0-generate-002.
Google Imagen 3.0 generate 0022025-07-21
Claude 2 and Sonnet 3 models retired
Anthropic’s deprecation history states that Claude 2, Claude 2.1, and Claude Sonnet 3 models were retired on July 21, 2025.
Anthropic Claude 2 and Sonnet 3 models2025-03-11
Assistants API sunset path announced
OpenAI documented a sunset path for the Assistants API after feature parity with the Responses API, with a target sunset in the first half of 2026.
OpenAI Assistants API2024-11-06
Claude 1 and Instant models retired
Anthropic’s deprecation history states that Claude 1 and Instant models were retired on November 6, 2024.
Anthropic Claude 1 and Instant models2024-07-14
Copilot GPT Builder retired
Microsoft retired GPT Builder in Copilot Pro and removed associated GPTs and GPT data.
Copilot GPT Builder2024-02-08
Bard became Gemini
Google announced that Bard would become Gemini and introduced Gemini as the main product family name.
Bard2024-01-04
Legacy GPT-3 models retired
OpenAI’s deprecation documentation lists older GPT-3 base and completion models as retired with replacement guidance.
OpenAI GPT-3 base models2023-07-20
AI Text Classifier became unavailable
OpenAI updated the classifier announcement to state that the AI Text Classifier was no longer available due to its low rate of accuracy.
OpenAI AI Text Classifier