Imagen 4
Imagen 4.0 variants released 2025-06-24, shut down in the Gemini API 2026-08-17; replacement gemini-3.1-flash-image. Other variant ids (fast/ultra) and Vertex status not verified; pricing not verified (retired).
- Input
- text
- Output
- image
- License
- proprietary
- Verified
- 2026-09-29
How to call it
| Provider | Model id | Endpoint / URL | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini API (shut down) | imagen-4.0-generate-001 | — | docs |
Notable capabilities (2)
- Dedicated text-to-image diffusion model: Google's last standalone Imagen generation; superseded by Gemini-native image models (Nano Banana 2). source
- Retired in favor of Gemini-native imaging (found after launch): Deprecation table names gemini-3.1-flash-image as replacement, marking the shift from standalone diffusion models to Gemini image models. source
Retired. Use gemini-3.1-flash-image (Nano Banana 2) or gemini-3-pro-image instead.
Sources: deprecations, models.
Other Google DeepMind models
Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS · Gemini 3.8 Live · Gemini 3.8 Flash · Gemini 3.5 Transcribe (and Transcribe Live) · Lyria 3.5 · Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite · Nano Banana 2 Lite (Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Image) · Gemini Omni Flash (Omni 1.1 Flash) · Gemini Embedding 2 · Gemma 4 · Nano Banana 2 (Gemini 3.1 Flash Image) · Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image) · Gemini Robotics 2 · Gemini Robotics ER 2 · Gemini Robotics On-Device 2 · Gemini 3.5 Live Translate · Gemini 3.1 Pro · Veo 3.1 · Genie 3 · Lyria RealTime · Gemini 3.7 Flash · Gemini 3.6 Flash · Gemini 3.5 Flash · Gemini 3.1 Flash TTS (preview) · Gemini 3.1 Flash Live (preview) · Lyria 3 (Clip / Pro) · Lyria 2 · Gemini 2.5 Flash Native Audio (Live, preview) · Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite · Gemini 2.5 Flash · Gemini 2.5 Pro · Gemini 2.5 Flash TTS / Pro TTS · Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite · Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image) · Gemini Robotics-ER 1.5 / 1.6