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Migrate off Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001

Retired

Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001 has been retired and shut down on 9 Dec 2025. Google's official replacement is Gemini 3.1 Flash Live. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 19 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredGoogle
Shut down9 Dec 2025plan ahead
Official replacementGemini 3.1 Flash Live$1.69 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 3.1 8B Instruct$0.022 /M blended
What changes

Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001 → Gemini 3.1 Flash Live

SpecGemini 2.0 Flash Live 001Gemini 3.1 Flash Live
StatusRetiredPreview
Blended price /1M—$1.69
Input / output /1M—$0.75 / $4.50
Context window——
Max output——
Modalitytext, audio, video, audio-outtext, audio, video, image, audio-out
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 → switch to gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview. See Gemini 3.1 Flash Live's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001

Generally-available models that match Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001's capabilities, ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct
Meta
$0.022$0.02 / $0.03128K
Amazon Nova Micro
Amazon
$0.061$0.035 / $0.14128K
Command R7B
Cohere
$0.066$0.037 / $0.15128K
FAQ

Migrating off Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001

What replaces Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001?

Google's recommended migration for Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001 is Gemini 3.1 Flash Live. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) at $0.022/1M blended.

Is Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001 still available?

No — Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001 has been retired (shut down 9 Dec 2025) and is no longer available via Google's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001?

Llama 3.1 8B Instruct (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001's capabilities, at $0.02 per 1M input and $0.03 per 1M output tokens ($0.022/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Gemini 2.0 Flash Live 001's full spec sheet →