HighCapability
Google releases Vertex AI Agent Builder with new models and endpoint deprecations
Action Required
Failure to migrate from deprecated image and video generation endpoints will result in service disruption and require significant code changes.
AI Impact Summary
On February 18, 2026, Google will be releasing Vertex AI Agent Builder, a new capability for building and deploying AI agents. This release includes updates to existing features like RAG Cross Corpus Retrieval, SQL cells, and Veo 3.1 Lite, as well as the introduction of new models like Gemma 4 26B A4B IT and Lyria 3. The deprecation of older image and video generation endpoints also requires immediate attention to avoid service disruptions.
Google releases Vertex AI Agent Builder with new models and endpoint deprecations
Affected Systems
Vertex AI
- Date
- 18 Feb 2026
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high