Models2026-06-02 · source-backed
Google retired Gemini 2.0 Flash on June 1 with no automatic fallback.
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Hardcoded model IDs now return API failures, and teams moving to 2.5-flash face a second mandatory cutover by October 16 (Google). Three major versions in under a year. The lesson isn't which model to pick, it's to stop hardcoding model IDs entirely. Abstract the selection or get paged on a Sunday.
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