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Migrate off Gemini Omni Flash Preview

Retired

Gemini Omni Flash Preview has been retired and shut down on 22 Oct 2026. Google's official replacement is Gemini Omni Flash. The cheapest comparable model we track is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15 per 1M tokens blended.

Last verified: 24 Oct 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

StatusRetiredGoogle
Shut down22 Oct 2026plan ahead
Official replacementGemini Omni Flash$5.50 /M blendedCheapest alternativeLlama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)$0.15 /M blended
What changes

Gemini Omni Flash Preview → Gemini Omni Flash

SpecGemini Omni Flash PreviewGemini Omni Flash
StatusRetiredGA
Blended price /1M—$5.50
Input / output /1M—$1.50 / $17.50
Context window1.0M1.0M
Max output——
Modalitytext, image, video, video-outtext, image, video, video-out
Knowledge cutoff——

API string was gemini-omni-flash-preview → switch to gemini-omni-1.1-flash. See Gemini Omni Flash's full spec sheet →

Cheapest alternatives

Budget-friendly replacements for Gemini Omni Flash Preview

Generally-available models that match Gemini Omni Flash Preview's capabilities (and at least half its 1.0M context), ranked by blended price. Every number is computed from official catalog prices.

ModelBlended /1MInput / outputContext
Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct)
Meta
$0.15$0.1 / $0.310M
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Google
$0.175$0.1 / $0.41.0M
Qwen3.5-Flash
Alibaba
$0.175$0.1 / $0.41M
FAQ

Migrating off Gemini Omni Flash Preview

What replaces Gemini Omni Flash Preview?

Google's recommended migration for Gemini Omni Flash Preview is Gemini Omni Flash. The cheapest comparable model in our catalog is Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) at $0.15/1M blended.

Is Gemini Omni Flash Preview still available?

No — Gemini Omni Flash Preview has been retired (shut down 22 Oct 2026) and is no longer available via Google's API.

What is the cheapest alternative to Gemini Omni Flash Preview?

Llama 4 Scout (17B-16E Instruct) (Meta) is the cheapest generally-available alternative we track that matches Gemini Omni Flash Preview's capabilities, at $0.1 per 1M input and $0.3 per 1M output tokens ($0.15/1M blended).

Browse the full deprecation watch → or see Gemini Omni Flash Preview's full spec sheet →