●SUNSET — Four days until the image models shut down: Imagen 4 and the Gemini 3 Image family stop on August 17, so line up your replacements now●FLASH — Gemini 3.6 Flash is generally available, with better token efficiency and stronger code and agentic planning at a lower price than 3.5 Flash●LITE — Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite also reached GA as a low-latency, cost-conscious subagent option aimed at high-volume automation●OMNI — Gemini Omni Flash, a new video model, is now reachable from the Gemini app, Flow, AI Studio, and the Gemini API●LOGS — Developer logs now cover the Interactions API, with supported calls visible in the AI Studio dashboard●ROBOTICS — gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview shuts down on August 31, so this is the window to plan the migration●SUNSET — Four days until the image models shut down: Imagen 4 and the Gemini 3 Image family stop on August 17, so line up your replacements now●FLASH — Gemini 3.6 Flash is generally available, with better token efficiency and stronger code and agentic planning at a lower price than 3.5 Flash●LITE — Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite also reached GA as a low-latency, cost-conscious subagent option aimed at high-volume automation●OMNI — Gemini Omni Flash, a new video model, is now reachable from the Gemini app, Flow, AI Studio, and the Gemini API●LOGS — Developer logs now cover the Interactions API, with supported calls visible in the AI Studio dashboard●ROBOTICS — gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview shuts down on August 31, so this is the window to plan the migration

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◈ Gemini API/2026-06-21Advanced

Gemini API Implicit Caching Not Working — Troubleshooting Guide by Root Cause

Troubleshoot Gemini API implicit caching issues: cache not hitting, unexpectedly high costs, or low cache hit rates. Covers token thresholds, prompt structure, model version consistency, TTL expiry, and multimodal caching with code examples.

◈ Gemini API/2026-05-05Advanced

Cutting Gemini API Costs by 80%: Context Caching and Implicit Caching

A hands-on guide to reducing Gemini API costs by 80% using Context Caching and Implicit Caching. Includes decision frameworks, working code examples, and a troubleshooting checklist for when caching stops working in production.