The Google Cloud Platform Terms of Service (section "Discontinuation of Services") defines the deprecation policy that applies to Generative AI on Vertex AI. The deprecation policy only applies to the services, features, or products listed therein.
After a service, feature, or product is officially deprecated, it continues to be available for at least the period of time defined in the Terms of Service. After this period of time, the service is scheduled for shutdown.
| Feature | Deprecated date | Shutdown date | Details |
| Generative AI module in the Vertex AI SDK | June 24, 2025 | June 24, 2026 | Starting on June 24, 2025, the Generative AI module in the Vertex AI SDK is deprecated. The Generative AI module will be removed on June 24, 2026. For information about migrating to the Google Gen AI SDK, see Vertex AI SDK migration guide. |
| Imagen 4 Preview models | October 14, 2025 | November 30, 2025 |
The following Imagen 4 Preview models are retiring on
November 30, 2025 :
imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06,
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06, and
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-preview-06-06. To avoid service
disruption, migrate all workflows that use Imagen 4 preview models
before November 30, 2025 , to the following Imagen 4
Generally Available models: imagen-4.0-generate-001,
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001,
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001.
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| Imagen subject model and style model tuning | October 14, 2025 | December 31, 2025 | Imagen subject model and style model tuning will be removed on December 31, 2025. We recommend that you use Gemini 2.5 Flash Image, which supports most use cases that require fine-tuning. For more information, see Edit images with Gemini. |