What is Gemini 2.0?
Gemini 2.0 is Google's second-generation multimodal AI model family, released in February 2025. The main model in this generation — Gemini 2.0 Flash — became Google's go-to efficient model for developers, offering a 1 million token context window at just $0.10 per million input tokens. However, as of May 2026, Gemini 2.0 Flash is deprecated and will be shut down on June 1, 2026. Google recommends migrating to Gemini 2.5 Flash or the newer Gemini 3 family.
Gemini 2.0 Flash Capabilities
Gemini 2.0 Flash was Google's most practical model for developers needing fast, multimodal AI at low cost. It supported text, image, audio, and video inputs — the broadest input modality support of any model at its price point. The 1M token context window allowed processing of entire books, codebases, or long video transcripts in a single request.
The model also introduced native tool use and could call Google Search and code execution functions directly, making it useful for agentic workflows that needed real-time information. Its latency was competitive with other Flash-tier models, typically returning first tokens in under a second.
Gemini 2.0 vs Newer Models
Gemini 2.5 Flash and the Gemini 3 family now offer meaningfully better performance at similar or lower prices. Gemini 2.5 Flash ($0.15/$0.60 per million tokens) outperforms 2.0 Flash on most benchmarks. Gemini 3 Flash ($0.50/$3.00) adds stronger reasoning. For any new project, starting with Gemini 2.5 Flash or 3 Flash is the right choice. Gemini 2.0 Flash shuts down June 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Gemini 2.0 still available?
Gemini 2.0 Flash is deprecated as of 2026 and will shut down June 1, 2026. Migrate to Gemini 2.5 Flash or Gemini 3 Flash for continued support.
What's the difference between Gemini 2.0 and Gemini 2.5?
Gemini 2.5 Flash adds developer-toggleable thinking budgets, better reasoning performance on complex tasks, and is not deprecated. It's the direct recommended replacement at $0.15/$0.60 per million tokens.