Google Gemini / Vertex AI

April 13, 2026

Colab Enterprise Feature Visualization cells Generally available : You can use visualization cells to generate interactive and editable visualizations from within a Colab Enterprise notebook. You can configure the chart type, aggregation, colors, labels, and other aspects of the visualization to help you explore data and discover insights. For more information, see Use visualization cells .

13 Apr 2026

Colab Enterprise: Generally Available SQL Cells Now Available

Write, edit, and run SQL queries directly from Colab Enterprise notebooks.

10 Apr 2026

Colab Enterprise: SQL Cells Generally Available

Colab Enterprise Feature SQL cells Generally available : You can use SQL cells to write, edit, and run SQL queries directly from your Colab Enterprise notebooks. For more information, see Use SQL cells .

10 Apr 2026

Colab Enterprise: SQL Cells Generally Available

Colab Enterprise Feature SQL cells Generally available : You can use SQL cells to write, edit, and run SQL queries directly from your Colab Enterprise notebooks. For more information, see Use SQL cells .

10 Apr 2026

April 10, 2026

Colab Enterprise Feature SQL cells Generally available : You can use SQL cells to write, edit, and run SQL queries directly from your Colab Enterprise notebooks. For more information, see Use SQL cells .

10 Apr 2026

Google Vertex AI RAG Engine: New Metadata Search Capability

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Metadata search for RAG Engine Use schema-based metadata search in Vertex AI RAG Engine. You can define a metadata schema for a corpus, attach metadata to files within that corpus, and use this metadata to filter contexts during retrieval. For more information, see Filter with metadata search .

6 Apr 2026

April 06, 2026

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Metadata search for RAG Engine Use schema-based metadata search in Vertex AI RAG Engine. You can define a metadata schema for a corpus, attach metadata to files within that corpus, and use this metadata to filter contexts during retrieval. For more information, see Filter with metadata search .

6 Apr 2026

Vertex AI RAG Engine: New Metadata Search Capability

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Metadata search for RAG Engine Use schema-based metadata search in Vertex AI RAG Engine. You can define a metadata schema for a corpus, attach metadata to files within that corpus, and use this metadata to filter contexts during retrieval. For more information, see Filter with metadata search .

6 Apr 2026

Vertex AI RAG Engine now in public preview with Serverless mode

Vertex AI RAG Engine Serverless mode is now available in public preview. Provides fully managed database for storing RAG resources with abstraction of database provisioning and scaling. Users can seamlessly switch between Serverless mode and Spanner mode.

3 Apr 2026

Google releases Vertex AI Generative AI v1 with Gemma 4 26B A4B IT

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is available as an experimental launch in Model Garden. This is an open model built by Google DeepMind. Gemma 4 models are multimodal, handling text and image input and generating text output. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is available as a managed API in Model Garden. To learn more, see Gemma 4 26B A4B IT . Feature Vertex AI RAG Engine Serverless mode Vertex AI RAG Engine Serverless mode is now available in public preview . Serverless mode provides a fully managed database for storing RAG resources that abstracts away database provisioning and scaling. You can seamlessly switch between Serverless mode and Spanner mode, which provides dedicated, isolated database instances. For more information, see the following:

3 Apr 2026

Google releases Vertex AI Generative AI v1 with Gemma 4 26B and RAG Engine Serverless mode

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is available as an experimental launch in Model Garden. This is an open model built by Google DeepMind. Gemma 4 models are multimodal, handling text and image input and generating text output. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is available as a managed API in Model Garden. To learn more, see Gemma 4 26B A4B IT . Feature Vertex AI RAG Engine Serverless mode Vertex AI RAG Engine Serverless mode is now available in public preview . Serverless mode provides a fully managed database for storing RAG resources that abstracts away database provisioning and scaling. You can seamlessly switch between Serverless mode and Spanner mode, which provides dedicated, isolated database instances. For more information, see the following:

3 Apr 2026

April 03, 2026

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is available as an experimental launch in Model Garden. This is an open model built by Google DeepMind. Gemma 4 models are multimodal, handling text and image input and generating text output. Gemma 4 26B A4B IT is available as a managed API in Model Garden. To learn more, see Gemma 4 26B A4B IT . Feature Vertex AI RAG Engine Serverless mode Vertex AI RAG Engine Serverless mode is now available in public preview . Serverless mode provides a fully managed database for storing RAG resources that abstracts away database provisioning and scaling. You can seamlessly switch between Serverless mode and Spanner mode, which provides dedicated, isolated database instances. For more information, see the following:

3 Apr 2026

OpenAI Video Generation Preview Endpoints Deprecated in Vertex AI v1

Video generation preview endpoints are deprecated in Generative AI on Vertex AI v1. Update your model endpoints before 2026-04-02 to avoid service disruption. The release notes provide a migration mapping from each discontinued endpoint to its recommended replacement.

2 Apr 2026

Vertex AI Deprecating Video Generation Preview Endpoints

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Deprecated Video generation preview endpoints deprecation The following table describes video generation endpoints that are deprecated and their replacements. We recommend updating your model endpoints before April 2, 2026, to avoid service disruption. Discontinued endpoints Recommended endpoint migration veo-3.0-generate-preview veo-3.0-generate-001 veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview veo-2.0-generate-preview veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-2.0-generate-exp veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-001-preview-0815 veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-001-preview veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-3.1-generate-preview veo-3.1-generate-001 veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview veo-3.1-fast-generate-001 Feature Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ( gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview ) is available in public preview . This release is our most cost-efficient Gemini model and is optimized for low latency use cases for high-volume, cost-sensitive LLM traffic. For more information, see Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite .

2 Apr 2026

April 02, 2026

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Veo 3.1 Lite Veo 3.1 Lite is available in public preview . This release is our most cost-efficient Veo on Vertex AI model. For more information, see 3.1 Lite Generate Announcement Gemini 2.5 model retirement dates updated The retirement dates for Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 2.5 Flash have been updated to October 16, 2026. For more information, see Model versions and lifecycle .

2 Apr 2026

Vertex AI Deprecating Video Generation Preview Endpoints

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Deprecated Video generation preview endpoints deprecation The following table describes video generation endpoints that are deprecated and their replacements. We recommend updating your model endpoints before April 2, 2026, to avoid service disruption. Discontinued endpoints Recommended endpoint migration veo-3.0-generate-preview veo-3.0-generate-001 veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview veo-3.0-fast-generate-preview veo-2.0-generate-preview veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-2.0-generate-exp veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-001-preview-0815 veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-001-preview veo-2.0-generate-001 veo-3.1-generate-preview veo-3.1-generate-001 veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview veo-3.1-fast-generate-001 Feature Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ( gemini-3.1-flash-lite-preview ) is available in public preview . This release is our most cost-efficient Gemini model and is optimized for low latency use cases for high-volume, cost-sensitive LLM traffic. For more information, see Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite .

2 Apr 2026

Veo 3.1 Lite available in public preview — cost-efficient model on Vertex AI

Veo 3.1 Lite is available in public preview as the most cost-efficient Veo model on Vertex AI.

2 Apr 2026

Vertex AI: Imagen & Veo Generation Endpoints Deprecated - Migration Required

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Veo 3.1 Lite Veo 3.1 Lite is available in public preview . This release is our most cost-efficient Veo on Vertex AI model. For more information, see 3.1 Lite Generate Announcement Gemini 2.5 model retirement dates updated The retirement dates for Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 2.5 Flash have been updated to October 16, 2026. For more information, see Model versions and lifecycle .

2 Apr 2026

Gemini 2.5 Model Retirement Date Updated to October 2026

Retirement dates for Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 2.5 Flash have been updated to October 16, 2026.

2 Apr 2026

Google Deprecating Imagen & Veo Generation Endpoints - Migration Required

Generative AI on Vertex AI v1 Feature Veo 3.1 Lite Veo 3.1 Lite is available in public preview . This release is our most cost-efficient Veo on Vertex AI model. For more information, see 3.1 Lite Generate Announcement Gemini 2.5 model retirement dates updated The retirement dates for Gemini 2.5 Pro, Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, and Gemini 2.5 Flash have been updated to October 16, 2026. For more information, see Model versions and lifecycle .

2 Apr 2026