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Gemini 3.1 Flash Image

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Google shuts down three Imagen 4 endpoints in the Gemini API

Google's published shutdown date arrived for the Gemini API model IDs `imagen-4.0-generate-001`, `imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001`, and `imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001`. Google names `gemini-3.1-flash-image` as the recommended replacement.

Why it matters: Applications pinned to any of the three IDs can lose image generation. The successor uses Gemini content generation rather than Imagen's dedicated image-generation surface, so a model-name substitution alone may not preserve request shape, response handling,…

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Google launches Nano Banana 2 at Flash speed

Google launched Nano Banana 2, also called Gemini 3.1 Flash Image, across Gemini, Search, Flow, and Google Ads, with API and Vertex AI access in preview. The model combined faster generation with image-search grounding, improved text and translation, consistency for up to five characters and fourteen objects, and output controls from 512 pixels to 4K.

Why it matters: High-quality image generation and editing became fast enough for iterative production workflows while adding stronger text, localization, subject consistency, and provenance.

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