Google restricts Gemini 2.5 API access to existing active users

What changed

Google updated access to the Gemini 2.5 models through the API. The company is limiting access to these models to users who have actively used them in the past. The models are not deprecated and will continue to be served. Google advises developers to use 3.5 Flash-Lite or 3.8 Flash for any new projects.

What it means for Zabio customers

The two models Google recommends for new projects, 3.5 Flash-Lite and 3.8 Flash, are in the Zabio catalog: 3.5 Flash-Lite in the fast tier and 3.8 Flash in the balanced tier, and auto routing uses both. Gemini 2.5 models are not in the Zabio catalog, so this change does not affect Zabio customers.

What Zabio does

Nothing changes for Zabio customers.

Source

To ensure reliable performance for everyone, we are limiting access to the 2.5 models to users who have actively used them in the past.

Original announcement: Gemini API release notes

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