Google Vertex AI Generative AI Update: New Models & Deprecations
Action Required
Users of Vertex AI Generative AI must migrate to supported models and endpoints before June 30, 2026, to avoid service disruptions and ensure continued access to the platform's capabilities.
AI Impact Summary
Google is releasing a significant update to Vertex AI Generative AI, introducing several new models and features. This includes Mistral's Codestral 2, vLLM TPU, Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, Lyria 3, and Veo 3.1 Lite, alongside updates to existing models like Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite. Furthermore, Google is deprecating several image and video generation endpoints, requiring users to migrate to newer models by June 30, 2026, to avoid service disruption. This represents a substantial evolution of the Vertex AI Generative AI platform, offering enhanced capabilities and performance.
Affected Systems
- Date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high