Every release, doc update, and news item across the Gemini ecosystem. Deduped and sorted by publish date.
Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.47.0-nightly.20260604.g4196596f7...v0.47.0-nightly.20260605.g4196596f7
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 665228e to release/v0.45.0-pr-27570 to patch version v0.45.0 and create version 0.45.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27667 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.45.0…
What's Changed chore(ci): add optimized PR size labeler and batch workflows by @sripasg in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27616 fix(ci): use pull_request_target trigger to grant write access on fork PRs by @sripasg in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick e4315b3 to release/v0.46.0-preview.0-pr-27645 to patch version v0.46.0-preview.0 and create version 0.46.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27655 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed chore(release): bump version to 0.45.0-nightly.20260521.g854f811be by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27362 fix(cli): prevent Termux relaunch and resize remount loops by @saymanq in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/p…
What's Changed fix(core): harden PTY resize against native crashes by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27496 Changelog for v0.45.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27495 Changelog for v0.44.0 by @gemi…
Context Simplification: Completed major architectural work to simplify the ContextManager, improving system robustness and performance (#27345 by @joshualitt). A2A Usage Metadata: Exposed critical usage metadata in the Agent-to-Agent (A2A) protocol for better resource tracking (#…
What's Changed Transition to flash GA model when experiment flag is present. by @DavidAPierce in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27570 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.45.0-nightly.20260530.g013914071...v0.45.0-nightly.202606…
The following Gemini 2.0 models are now shut down: gemini-2.0-flash gemini-2.0-flash-001 gemini-2.0-flash-lite gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 Use gemini-3.5-flash or gemini-3.1-flash-lite instead.
What's Changed Changelog for v0.44.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27569 fix(cli): prevent spam loop when preferredEditor is invalid by @Niralisj in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25324 Adding quote by @scidomino in htt…
What's Changed fix(core): harden PTY resize against native crashes by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27496 Changelog for v0.45.0-preview.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27495 Full Changelog: https://github…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick bd53951 to release/v0.44.0-pr-27496 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27534 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.44.0...v0.44.1
Model: gemini-3-pro-image (Stable) State-of-the-art image generation and editing models for highly contextual native image creation. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-28.
Model: gemini-3.1-flash-image (Stable) Powerful, high-efficiency image generation and editing, optimized for speed and high-volume use cases. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-28.
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick bd53951 to release/v0.45.0-preview.0-pr-27496 to patch version v0.45.0-preview.0 and create version 0.45.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27535 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed fix(cli): ignore unmapped vim normal keys by @MukundaKatta in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27102 New Contributors @MukundaKatta made their first contribution in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27102 Full Changelog: https://githu…
Released gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2) and gemini-3-pro-image (Nano Banana Pro), the generally available (GA) versions of our native visual models, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image and Gemini 3 Pro Image. Video-to-image generation support : You can now pass a video file (via direc…
What's Changed chore(release): bump version to 0.44.0-nightly.20260512.g022e8baef by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26957 Changelog for v0.42.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26958 Refactor: Eliminat…
What's Changed chore(release): bump version to 0.45.0-nightly.20260521.g854f811be by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27362 fix(cli): prevent Termux relaunch and resize remount loops by @saymanq in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/p…
What's Changed Changelog for v0.43.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27297 fix(devtools): bundle devtools package to avoid resolution errors by @rmedranollamas in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27250 fix(cli): i…
Unified Auto Mode: Streamlined the automation experience by merging specialized Auto modes into a single, unified mode (#26714 by @DavidAPierce). New Editor Integrations: Added native support for Sublime Text and Emacs Client (#21090 by @alberti42). Enhanced TUI Testing: Introduc…
The gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview model has been shut down. Use gemini-3.1-flash-lite instead.
What's Changed feat(core): steer model to use edit tool for surgical edits, fix a typo by @aishaneeshah in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26480 docs: clarify Auto Memory proposes memory updates and skills by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemin…
What's Changed chore(release): bump version to 0.44.0-nightly.20260512.g022e8baef by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26957 Changelog for v0.42.0 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26958 Refactor: Eliminat…
Surgical Code Edits: Steered Gemini models to prefer the edit tool for surgical modifications, improving speed and precision (#26480 by @aishaneeshah). Session Export and Import: Added the ability to export sessions to files and import them via a new flag, facilitating session po…
What's Changed fix(core): enforce compile-time exhaustiveness in content-utils by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27207 feat(skills): add agent-tui and tui-tester skills by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27121 f…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 85566a7 to release/v0.43.0-preview.0-pr-27073 [CONFLICTS] by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27256 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.43.0-preview.0...v0.43.0-preview.…
Model: gemini-3.5-flash (Stable) Most intelligent model for sustained frontier performance on agentic and coding tasks. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-19.
Released gemini-3.5-flash, the generally available (GA) version of Gemini 3.5 Flash, our most intelligent model for sustained frontier performance on agentic and coding tasks. Launched the Managed Agents in the Gemini API in public preview. This enables developers to build and de…
What's Changed feat(core): add adk.agentSessionSubagentEnabled flag by @adamfweidman in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26947 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.44.0-nightly.20260517.g77e65c0db...v0.44.0-nightly.20260518.g5611f…
What's Changed security: update dependencies to fix critical and high vulnerabilities by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27077 Fix/web fetch ctrl c abort by @ProthamD in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/24320 fix(core): add aliases a…
Model: gemini-3.1-pro-preview (Preview) Advanced intelligence, complex problem-solving skills, and powerful agentic and vibe coding capabilities. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
Model: gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview (New Preview) Powerful, low-latency speech generation. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
Model: gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview (New Preview) High-quality, low-latency Live API model for real-time dialogue and voice-first AI applications. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
Model: gemini-3-pro-image-preview (Preview) State-of-the-art image generation and editing models for highly contextual native image creation. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
Model: gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview (Preview) Powerful, high-efficiency image generation and editing, optimized for speed and high-volume use cases. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
Model: gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview (Preview) Frontier-class performance rivaling larger models at a fraction of the cost. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
Model: gemini-3.1-flash-lite (Stable) Frontier-class performance rivaling larger models at a fraction of the cost. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
Model: gemini-3-flash-preview (Preview) Frontier-class performance rivaling larger models at a fraction of the cost. Listed on the Gemini API models page as of 2026-05-17.
What's Changed feat(core): expose RAG snippets to local log file for debugging by @spencer426 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/27016 fix(acp/auth): prevent conflicting credentials on enterprise gateways and support optional API keys natively by @sripasg in http…
What's Changed fix(ci): replace brittle --no-tag with explicit staging-tmp tag by @scidomino in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26940 Incremental refactor repo agent towards skills-based composition by @gundermanc in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pu…
What's Changed fix(cli): prevent automatic updates from switching to less stable channels by @Adib234 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26132 chore(release): bump version to 0.42.0-nightly.20260428.g59b2dea0e by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed feat(core): steer model to use edit tool for surgical edits, fix a typo by @aishaneeshah in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26480 docs: clarify Auto Memory proposes memory updates and skills by @SandyTao520 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemin…
What's Changed fix(context): Change snapshotter model config. by @joshualitt in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26745 fix(cli): allow installing extensions from ssh repo by @danielmundi in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26274 fix(cli): prevent d…
Auto Memory Inbox: Introduced a new inbox flow for Auto Memory with a canonical-patch contract for seamless skill management (#26338 by @SandyTao520). Gemma 4 by Default: Enabled Gemma 4 models by default via the Gemini API for all users (#26307 by @Abhijit-2592). Voice Mode Enha…
What's Changed fix(core): preserve system PATH in Git environment to fix ENOENT (#25034) by @cocosheng-g in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26587 fix(routing): fix resolveClassifierModel argument mismatch in ApprovalModeStrategy by @danielweis in https://github.c…
What's Changed fix(cli): provide JSON output for AgentExecutionStopped in non-interactive mode by @cynthialong0-0 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26504 feat(evals): add shell command safety evals by @akh64bit in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull…
Released gemini-3.1-flash-lite, the generally available (GA) version of Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite, optimized for speed, scale, and cost efficiency. Deprecation announcement: The gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview model is deprecating on 5/11/26 and will be shut down on May 25, 2026.
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 02995ba to release/v0.41.1-pr-26568 to patch version v0.41.1 and create version 0.41.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26589 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.41.1…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 02995ba to release/v0.42.0-preview.1-pr-26568 to patch version v0.42.0-preview.1 and create version 0.42.0-preview.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26590 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed fix(a2a-server): resolve tool approval race condition and improve status reporting by @kschaab in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26479 fix(cli): prevent settings dialog border clipping using maxHeight by @jackwotherspoon in https://github.com/goog…
Upcoming breaking change : The Interactions API request and response schema (outputs → steps) and output format configuration (response_format) are changing. The new schema becomes the default on May 26 and the legacy schema will be removed on June 8 . See the migration guide for…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 3627f47 to release/v0.42.0-preview.0-pr-26542 to patch version v0.42.0-preview.0 and create version 0.42.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26544 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 3627f47 to release/v0.41.0-pr-26542 to patch version v0.41.0 and create version 0.41.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26545 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.41.0…
What's Changed chore(release): bump version to 0.41.0-nightly.20260423.gaa05b4583 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25847 fix(core): only show list suggestion if the partial input is empty by @cynthialong0-0 in https://github.com/google-gemi…
What's Changed fix(cli): prevent automatic updates from switching to less stable channels by @Adib234 in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26132 chore(release): bump version to 0.42.0-nightly.20260428.g59b2dea0e by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 7cc19c2 to release/v0.41.0-preview.2-pr-26507 to patch version v0.41.0-preview.2 and create version 0.41.0-preview.3 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26530 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed fix(cli)#21297: clear skills consent dialog before reload by @manavmax in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26431 fix(cli): render LaTeX-style output as Unicode in the TUI by @dimssu in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/25802 fix(core)…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 1d72a12 to release/v0.41.0-preview.1-pr-26479 to patch version v0.41.0-preview.1 and create version 0.41.0-preview.2 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26508 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gem…
Updated File Search to support multimodal search. You can now natively embed and search through images using the gemini-embedding-2 model. Grounding metadata now includes media_id for visual citations and page_numbers that indicate where information is found. To learn more, see t…
Real-time Voice Mode: Implemented real-time voice mode with cloud and local backends (#24174 by @Abhijit-2592). Secure Environment Loading: Enforced workspace trust and secured .env loading in headless mode (#25814 by @ehedlund). Advanced Shell Validation: Enhanced shell command…
What's Changed Update documentation workflows with workspace trust by @g-samroberts in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26150 refactor(acp): modularize monolithic acpClient into specialized files by @sripasg in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/2614…
Launched event-driven Webhooks support in the Gemini API to replace polling workflows for the Batch API and long-running operations.
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 2194da2 to release/v0.41.0-preview.0-pr-26153 to patch version v0.41.0-preview.0 and create version 0.41.0-preview.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26269 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gem…
What's Changed fix(patch): cherry-pick 2194da2 to release/v0.40.0-pr-26153 to patch version v0.40.0 and create version 0.40.1 by @gemini-cli-robot in https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/pull/26268 Full Changelog: https://github.com/google-gemini/gemini-cli/compare/v0.40.0…
The gemini-robotics-er-1.5-preview model has been shut down. Use gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview instead.
Offline Search and Themes: Bundled ripgrep for offline search support and added GitHub-style colorblind themes (#25342 by @scidomino, #15504 by @Z1xus). Advanced Resource and Memory Management: Introduced MCP resource tools and transitioned to a prompt-driven, four-tier memory ma…
Skill Management: Added a new /memory inbox command for reviewing and patching skills extracted during sessions (#24544 by @SandyTao520, #25148 by @SandyTao520). Improved Transparency: Plan Mode now requires confirmation for skill activation and allows plan inspection (#24946, #2…
Released gemini-embedding-2 as generally available (GA). To learn more, see the Embeddings page.
Released new versions of the Deep Research agent with collaborative planning, visualization support, MCP server integration, and File Search: deep-research-preview-04-2026: Designed for speed and efficiency, ideal to be streamed back to a client UI. deep-research-max-preview-04-2…
Launched Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS Preview, our cost-efficient, expressive, and steerable text to speech model. Read the Text-to-Speech docs to learn more.
Chapters Narrative Flow: Group agent interactions into "Chapters" based on intent and tool usage for better session structure (#23150 by @Abhijit-2592, #24079 by @gundermanc). Context Compression Service: Advanced context management to efficiently distill conversation history (#2…
Released gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview, our updated robotics model. It now has new capabilities like instrument reading, improved spatial and physical reasoning capabilities. To learn more, see Gemini Robotics-ER page and the blog. Deprecation announcement: The gemini-robotics-e…
Dynamic Sandbox Expansion: Implemented dynamic sandbox expansion and worktree support for Linux and Windows, improving developer workflows in isolated environments (#23692 by @galz10, #23691 by @scidomino). Chapters Narrative Flow: Introduced tool-based topic grouping ("Chapters"…
Released gemma-4-26b-a4b-it and gemma-4-31b-it, available on AI Studio and through the Gemini API, as part of the Gemma 4 launch.
Introduced the new Flex and Priority inference tiers, offering more options for optimizing cost or latency.
Multi-Registry Architecture and Sandboxing: Introduced a multi-registry architecture and implemented native macOS Seatbelt and Windows sandboxing for enhanced subagent security (#22712, #22718 by @akh64bit, #22832 by @ehedlund, #21807 by @mattKorwel). Refreshed Composer UX: Imple…
Launched Veo 3.1 Lite Preview, veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview, our most cost-efficient video generation model, designed for rapid iteration and building high-volume applications. The gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2025 model has been shut down. Use gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview…
Released gemini-3.1-flash-live-preview, the latest audio-to-audio (A2A) model designed for real-time dialogue and voice-first AI applications. Read the Live API docs to get started.
Launched Lyria 3 music generation models: lyria-3-clip-preview (30-second clips) and lyria-3-pro-preview (full-length songs). Both models accept text and image inputs and generate high-quality, 48kHz stereo audio. See the Music generation guide for details and code samples.
Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts: Users can now customize their keyboard shortcuts, including support for literal character keybindings and the extended Kitty protocol (#21945, #21972 by @scidomino). Vim Mode Improvements: Added missing motions (X, ~, r, f/F/t/T) and yank/paste su…
Rolled out Prepay and Postpay billing plans in AI Studio. Existing accounts may be affected; read the Billing documentation for more information.
Released the new Built-in Tools and Function Calling Combination feature, making it possible to use Gemini's built-in tools alongside custom function calling tools in a single API call. Grounding with Google Maps is now supported for Gemini 3 models going forward.
Plan Mode Enabled by Default: Plan Mode is now enabled by default to help you break down complex tasks and execute them systematically (#21713 by @jerop). Sandboxing Enhancements: We've added native gVisor (runsc) and experimental LXC container sandboxing support for safer execut…
Introduced revamped Usage Tiers and Billing Account spend caps for a better user billing experience.
Agent Architecture Enhancements: Introduced HTTP authentication for A2A remote agents and authenticated A2A agent card discovery (#20510 by @SandyTao520, #20622 by @SandyTao520). Plan Mode Updates: Expanded Plan Mode with built-in research subagents, annotation support for feedba…
Released gemini-embedding-2-preview, our first multimodal embedding model. It supports text, image, video, audio, and PDF inputs, mapping all modalities into a unified embedding space. To learn more, see Embeddings. Deprecation announcement: The gemini-2.5-flash-lite-preview-09-2…
The Gemini 3 Pro Preview model has been shut down. The gemini-3-pro-preview now points to gemini-3.1-pro-preview.
Launched Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Preview, the first Flash-Lite model in the Gemini 3 series. Read the model page for specs, specific updates, and developer guidance.
Generalist Agent: The generalist agent is now enabled to improve task delegation and routing (#19665 by @joshualitt). Model Steering in Workspace: Added support for model steering directly in the workspace (#20343 by @joshualitt). Plan Mode Enhancements: Users can now open and mo…
Affected: Agent Assist, Dialogflow CX, Google Cloud Support, Vertex Gemini API · Resolved Vertex AI Gemini API customers experienced increased error rates when accessing the global endpoint. SERVICE_INFORMATION (2026-02-27T16:12:30+00:00): Description \ Between Friday, 2026-02-27…
Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview: Gemini CLI now supports the new Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview model (#19676 by @sehoon38). Experimental Browser Agent: We've introduced a new experimental browser agent to interact with web pages (#19284 by @gsquared94). Policy Engine Updates: The policy engine n…
Launched Nano Banana 2, Gemini 3.1 Flash Image Preview, a high-efficiency model optimized for speed and high-volume use cases. Deprecation announcement: Gemini 3 Pro Preview (gemini-3-pro-preview) will be shut down March 9, 2026.
SDK & Custom Skills: Introduced the initial SDK package, enabling dynamic system instructions, SessionContext for SDK tool calls, and support for custom skills (#18861 by @mbleigh). Policy Engine Enhancements: Added a new --policy flag for user-defined policies, introduced strict…
Released Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview, our latest iteration in the new Gemini 3 series family. Launched a separate endpoint gemini-3.1-pro-preview-customtools, which is better at prioritizing custom tools, for users building with a mix of bash and tools.
Deprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down June 1, 2026: gemini-2.0-flash gemini-2.0-flash-001 gemini-2.0-flash-lite gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001
The following models are shut down: gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06
Plan Mode: A new comprehensive planning capability with /plan, enter_plan_mode tool, and dedicated documentation (#17698 by @Adib234, #18324 by @jerop). Gemini 3 Default: We've removed the preview flag and enabled Gemini 3 by default for all users (#18414 by @sehoon38). Extension…
IDE Support: Gemini CLI now supports the Positron IDE (#15047 by @kapsner). Customization: You can now use custom themes in extensions, and we've implemented automatic theme switching based on your terminal's background (#17327 by @spencer426, #17976 by @Abhijit-2592). Authentica…
Event-Driven Architecture: The CLI now uses a new event-driven scheduler for tool execution, resulting in a more responsive and performant experience (#17078 by @abhipatel12). Enhanced User Experience: This release includes queued tool confirmations, and expandable large text pas…
Launched support for the Computer Use tool in gemini-3-pro-preview and gemini-3-flash-preview.
Agents and Skills: We've introduced a new skill-creator skill (#16394 by @NTaylorMullen), enabled agent skills by default, and added a generalist agent to improve task routing (#16638 by @joshualitt). UI/UX Improvements: You can now "Rewind" through your conversation history (#15…
Changed the latest aliases: gemini-pro-latest switched to gemini-3-pro-preview gemini-flash-latest switched to gemini-3-flash-preview
Skills and Agents Improvements: We've enhanced the activate_skill tool, added a new pr-creator skill (#16232 by @NTaylorMullen), enabled skills by default, improved the cli_help agent (#16100 by @scidomino), and added a new /agents refresh command (#16204 by @joshualitt). UI/UX R…
Deprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down February 17, 2026: gemini-2.5-flash-preview-09-25 imagen-4.0-generate-preview-06-06 imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 The gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview model has been shut down.
Agent Skills: We've introduced significant advancements in Agent Skills. This includes initial documentation and tutorials to help you get started, alongside enhanced support for remote agents, allowing for more distributed and powerful automation within Gemini CLI. (#15869 by @N…
Added 4k output resolutions for Veo and more support for portrait videos in all resolutions.
Launched model lifecycle feature. Some models will now specify the lifecycle stage and deprecation timeline. See the following documentation for more information: Model stages
Launched support for Cloud Storage buckets and any public and private DB pre-signed URL as data input source for the Gemini API. The file size limit has also increased from 20MB to 100MB. For details, see File input methods guide.
🎉 Experimental Agent Skills Support in Preview: Gemini CLI now supports Agent Skills in our preview builds. This is an early preview where we’re looking for feedback! Install Preview: npm install -g @google/gemini-cli@preview Enable in /settings Docs: https://geminicli.com/docs/…
🎉Free Tier + Gemini 3: Free tier users now all have access to Gemini 3 Pro & Flash. Enable in /settings by toggling "Preview Features" to true. 🎉Gemini CLI + Colab: Gemini CLI is now pre-installed. Can be used headlessly in notebook cells or interactively in the built-in termin…
Introduced a breaking change to the Interactions API public preview in v1beta. The total_reasoning_tokens field has been renamed to total_thought_tokens to better align with the concept of "thoughts" in thinking models.
Launched Gemini 3 Flash Preview, gemini-3-flash-preview, delivering fast frontier-class performance that rivals larger models at a fraction of the cost. With upgraded visual and spatial reasoning, and agentic coding capabilities. Read the documentation on some new features, inclu…
⚡️⚡️⚡️ Gemini 3 Flash + Gemini CLI: Better, faster and cheaper than 2.5 Pro - and in some scenarios better than 3 Pro! For paid tiers + free tier users who were on the wait list enable Preview Features in /settings. For more information: Gemini 3 Flash is now available in Gemini…
Released gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025, a new native audio model for the Live API. This update improves the model's ability to handle complex workflows. To learn more, see the Live API guide and Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio.
Launched the Interactions API in Beta. This API provides a unified interface for interacting with Gemini models and agents. To learn more, see the Interactions API guide. Launched the Gemini Deep Research Agent in preview. It can autonomously plan, execute, and synthesize results…
Launched enhancements to our text-to-speech models, Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS preview (optimized for low latency) and Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS preview (optimized for quality), including enhanced expressivity, precision pacing, and seamless dialogue.
The following Gemini Live API models are now shut down: gemini-2.0-flash-live-001 gemini-live-2.5-flash-preview
Gemini 3 billing for Grounding with Google Search will begin on January 5, 2026.
Deprecation announcement: The gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview model will be shut down January 15, 2026.
Deprecation announcement: The text-embedding-004 model will be shut down January 14, 2026.
Multi-file Drag & Drop: Users can now drag and drop multiple files into the terminal, and the CLI will automatically prefix each valid path with @. (pr by @jackwotherspoon) Persistent "Always Allow" Policies: Users can now save "Always Allow" decisions for tool executions, with g…
🎉 New extensions: Eleven Labs: Create, play, manage your audio play tracks with the Eleven Labs Gemini CLI extension: gemini extensions install https://github.com/elevenlabs/elevenlabs-mcp Zed integration: Users can now leverage Gemini 3 within the Zed integration after enabling…
Released Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview, gemini-3-pro-image-preview, the next iteration to the Nano Banana model. Read the Image generation page for more details.
Launched the first Gemini 3 series model, gemini-3-pro-preview, our state-of-the-art reasoning and multimodal understanding model with powerful agentic and coding capabilities. In addition to improvements in intelligence and performance, Gemini 3 Pro Preview introduces new behavi…
🎉 New extensions: Google Workspace: Integrate Gemini CLI with your Workspace data. Write docs, build slides, chat with others or even get your calc on in sheets: gemini extensions install https://github.com/gemini-cli-extensions/workspace - Blog: https://allen.hutchison.org/2025…
Deprecation announcement: The following models will be shut down: November 12: - veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview - veo-3.0-generate-preview November 14: - gemini-2.0-flash-exp-image-generation - gemini-2.0-flash-preview-image-generation