Google CloudVertex AIGAFeatured2 days ago · May 17, 2026

Gemini 2.0 Flash is now GA on Vertex AI

The faster, cheaper Flash tier graduates from preview. Production workloads can now pin to the GA endpoint with a 24-month deprecation guarantee.

Curated by

Daniel Wijaya, Sara L.

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Takeaway

If you have a preview-pinned workload, switch endpoints this sprint — preview gets a 90-day shut-off notice next quarter.

Impacts: Roadmap, pricing, model routing

console.cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/model-garden

Model picker · Gemini family

Pin 1GA tier appears here

gemini-2.0-flash → endpoint is now generally available.

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