Google Vertex AI Releases Gemini 2.5 Flash with Native Audio & Vector Search 2.0
Action Required
Users relying on Vertex AI's generative AI capabilities and vector search functionality must migrate to the new Gemini 2.5 Flash model and Vector Search 2.0 to avoid service disruptions and maintain performance.
AI Impact Summary
Google is releasing a major update to Vertex AI, introducing Gemini 2.5 Flash with Native Audio capabilities and expanding the availability of the Vertex AI Agent Builder and Workbench. This release includes significant updates to the underlying infrastructure, such as migrating to Debian 12 and upgrading Python to version 3.12, alongside new features like Vector Search 2.0 and support for partner models. The deprecation of older image and video generation endpoints also requires immediate attention to avoid service disruption.
Affected Systems
- Date
- 12 Dec 2025
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high