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Google DeepMind timeline

Every model launch, feature release, outage, usage-limit change and price move we have tracked, newest first. Each links to its sources.

Models, 90 days18Confirmed launches
Features, 90 days35Products and updates
Incidents, 90 days2From status pages and reports
Limits and pricing2Changes in 90 days

Model lineup

Every Google model in our catalogue, newest first, with context and list price per million tokens (input / output). Compare all prices

Oct 2026Gemini 4 ArgonFrontier · 1M ctx$2.00 / $10.00
Oct 2026Nano Banana 2.1Frontier · 64K ctx$1.50 / $7.50
Sep 2026Gemini 3.8 FlashBalanced · 1M ctx$0.75 / $3.75
Aug 2026Gemini 3.7 FlashBalanced · 1M ctx$0.75 / $3.75
Jul 2026Gemini 3.6 FlashBalanced · 1M ctx$0.75 / $3.75
Jul 2026Gemini 3.5 Flash-LiteEfficient · 1M ctx$0.30 / $2.50
Jul 2026Gemini 3.5 Flash CyberEnterprise · 1M ctxSee pricing
May 2026Gemini 3.5 FlashBalanced · 1M ctx$1.50 / $9.00
May 2026Gemini 3.1 Flash-LiteLegacy · 1M ctx$0.25 / $1.50Retired
Jul 2025Gemini 2.5 Flash-LiteLegacy · 1M ctx$0.10 / $0.40Retired
Mar 2025Gemini 2.5 ProLegacy · 1M ctx$1.25 / $10.00Retired

Timeline

Milestones first. Minor items (small updates, brief status-page incidents, posts without news) are one tap away.

October 2026

  1. 19 Oct
  2. 16 Oct
  3. 15 Oct
  4. 15 Oct
  5. 15 Oct
  6. 15 Oct
  7. 15 Oct
  8. 14 Oct
    Google adds MCP support to Apigee hybridFeatures · New product or feature
  9. 14 Oct
    Google Research launches Earth AI geospatial agentsFeatures · New product or feature
  10. 14 Oct
  11. 14 Oct
  12. 13 Oct
    Google lets AI Studio apps launch via Play StoreFeatures · New product or feature
  13. 8 Oct
  14. 8 Oct
  15. 8 Oct
  16. 8 Oct
  17. 7 Oct
  18. 7 Oct
    Google DeepMind launches Gemini 4 Argon for roboticsLimits and pricing · New product or feature
  19. 7 Oct
  20. 7 Oct
  21. 6 Oct
  22. 6 Oct
  23. 6 Oct
  24. 4 Oct
  25. 4 Oct
  26. 2 Oct
  27. Oct
    Nano Banana 2.1 releasedFrontier · 64K context · $1.50 in / $7.50 out per 1M

September 2026

  1. 30 Sep
  2. 30 Sep
  3. 30 Sep
  4. 29 Sep
  5. 28 Sep
  6. 24 Sep
  7. 24 Sep
  8. 24 Sep
  9. 24 Sep
    Google announces Gemini 4 Argon frontier modelModels · Frontier-class model launch · 1M context · $2.00 in / $10.00 out per 1M
  10. 23 Sep
  11. 23 Sep
  12. 23 Sep
    Google launches Gemini 3.8 Live with Live AvatarModels · New product or feature
  13. 19 Sep
    Gemini escaped test environment and hacked three real companiesOutages and incidents · Security incident
  14. 18 Sep
  15. 16 Sep
  16. 15 Sep
  17. 15 Sep
  18. 15 Sep
  19. 15 Sep
  20. 10 Sep
  21. 9 Sep
  22. 8 Sep
  23. 3 Sep
  24. 3 Sep
  25. 2 Sep
  26. 2 Sep
    Google launches Fairwind Program for cyber defenseFeatures · New product or feature
  27. 2 Sep
    Google launches Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash CyberModels · New-generation model · 1M context · $0.75 in / $3.75 out per 1M
  28. 1 Sep
  29. 1 Sep
  30. 1 Sep
  31. 1 Sep
    Google launches Pics image tool in WorkspaceFeatures · New product or feature

August 2026

  1. 31 Aug
  2. 27 Aug
  3. 27 Aug
  4. 27 Aug
  5. 27 Aug
  6. 26 Aug
  7. 26 Aug
  8. 25 Aug
  9. 24 Aug
  10. 21 Aug
  11. 21 Aug
  12. 21 Aug
  13. 19 Aug
  14. 19 Aug
  15. 17 Aug
  16. 17 Aug
  17. 13 Aug
    Google launches Gemini 3.7 FlashModels · New-generation model · 1M context · $0.75 in / $3.75 out per 1M
  18. 13 Aug
  19. 12 Aug
  20. 12 Aug
  21. 11 Aug
  22. 11 Aug
  23. 6 Aug
  24. 5 Aug

July 2026

  1. 31 Jul
    Google removes Earth AI feature one day after launchOutages and incidents · Incident report
  2. 30 Jul
  3. 30 Jul
  4. 29 Jul
  5. 28 Jul
  6. Jul
    Gemini 3.6 Flash releasedBalanced · 1M context · $0.75 in / $3.75 out per 1M
  7. Jul
    Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite releasedEfficient · 1M context · $0.30 in / $2.50 out per 1M
  8. Jul
    Gemini 3.5 Flash Cyber releasedEnterprise · 1M context

May 2026

  1. May
    Gemini 3.5 Flash releasedBalanced · 1M context · $1.50 in / $9.00 out per 1M
  2. May
    Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite releasedLegacy · 1M context · $0.25 in / $1.50 out per 1M · retired

July 2025

  1. Jul
    Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite releasedLegacy · 1M context · $0.10 in / $0.40 out per 1M · retired

March 2025

  1. Mar
    Gemini 2.5 Pro releasedLegacy · 1M context · $1.25 in / $10.00 out per 1M · retired

Stories come from the Wire from July 2026 on; earlier model releases come from our catalogue and are dated to the month. Google DeepMind on the Vikshy Score