HighCapability
Google releases Vertex AI Generative AI v1 with Gemini 3.1 and endpoint deprecations
Action Required
Users relying on deprecated image and video generation endpoints will experience service disruption if they do not migrate to supported models by June 30, 2026.
AI Impact Summary
Google is releasing a new version of Vertex AI Generative AI, version 1, on February 19, 2026. This release includes several new capabilities, including Gemini 3.1 Pro and 3.1 Lite, along with updates to existing features like RAG Cross Corpus Retrieval and Veo 3.1 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 significant shift in the available generative AI models on Vertex AI.
Google releases Vertex AI Generative AI v1 with Gemini 3.1 and endpoint deprecations
Affected Systems
Vertex AI
- Date
- 19 Feb 2026
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high