Google Announces Vertex AI Generative AI v1 Release on December 09, 2025 — Endpoint Deprecations Announced
Action Required
Users relying on deprecated image and video generation endpoints in Vertex AI will experience service disruption if they do not migrate to the recommended replacements by June 30, 2026.
AI Impact Summary
Google is announcing a new release of Vertex AI Generative AI, version 1, on December 09, 2025. This release includes several new models and features, such as the availability of Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, Lyria 3, and Veo 3.1 Lite, as well as updates to Vertex AI Workbench v2. Critically, the release also deprecates several image and video generation endpoints, requiring users to migrate to new endpoints by June 30, 2026, to avoid service disruption. This impacts users relying on the deprecated endpoints for image and video generation tasks.
Affected Systems
- Date
- 9 Dec 2025
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high