Vertex AI Announces New Feature Schedule & Deprecations
Action Required
Users of Vertex AI custom training jobs, image generation, or video generation services must migrate to supported models or endpoints before the specified deadlines to avoid service disruptions and ensure continued functionality.
AI Impact Summary
Google announced a new feature schedule for Vertex AI custom training jobs, focusing on resource availability. This update highlights the availability of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite and Lyria 3 models, alongside updates to Vertex AI Workbench (including a migration to Debian 12) and Vector Search 2.0. 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.
Affected Systems
- Date
- 16 Sept 2024
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high