# Live news

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Published: 2026-10-06T22:51:54.914640+00:00
Updated: 2026-10-07T03:34:13.725988+00:00

Nano Banana 2.1 is generally available for image generation and editing; gemini-3.1-flash-image is deprecated, with no shutdown date announced.

Source: Google AI Developers — https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog
Source date: 2026-10-06