Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite End of Life Date
Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data from endoflife.date and official vendor documentation.
Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite was released on May 7, 2026 and support is scheduled to end on May 7, 2027 — a planned supported lifespan of 1 year, shorter than the 1 year and 4 months median for Google Gemini releases.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-1.0-pro-vision | gemini-1.0-pro-vision | Jul 12, 2024 | EOL |
| gemini-1.0-pro | gemini-1.0-pro-002 | Apr 9, 2025 | EOL |
| gemini-1.5-flash | gemini-1.5-flash-002 | Sep 15, 2025 | EOL |
| gemini-1.5-pro | gemini-1.5-pro-002 | Sep 15, 2025 | EOL |
| text-embedding-004 | text-embedding-004 | Jan 14, 2026 | EOL |
| gemini-embedding-001 | gemini-embedding-001 | Jul 14, 2026 | EOL |
| gemini-2.0-flash-lite | gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 | Jun 1, 2026 | EOL |
| gemini-2.0-flash | gemini-2.0-flash-001 | Jun 1, 2026 | EOL |
What does Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite end of life mean?
When Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: Most vulnerability scanners check for known CVEs but do not flag the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Running Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite past its EOL date creates a permanently growing attack surface that standard security tooling will not surface.
Migrate to Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.