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●ROBOTICS — The ER 1.6 preview that shut down on August 31 does have a successor. Gemini Robotics ER 2 is in public preview, in both standard and streaming variants●VIDEO — ER 2 judges success and failure from live video rather than still snapshots, which is what lets it catch spills, slips, and misalignments while a task is still running●DEADLINE — Next up is September 30, when gemini-omni-flash-preview is retired. The target is gemini-omni-1.1-flash, GA since August 27, and there are now under four weeks left●APIKEY — Every remaining standard API key, restricted ones included, stops working during September. The replacement is an auth key bound to a Google Cloud service account●PRICE — Gemini 3.7 Flash keeps its introductory $0.75/$3.75 per 1M through December 31, then moves to $1.50/$7.50 on January 1, 2027. Any estimate crossing the year needs both figures●AUDIO — Gemini 3.5 Transcribe handles language detection across 85+ languages, speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, and custom vocabulary biasing of up to 1,000 terms●ROBOTICS — The ER 1.6 preview that shut down on August 31 does have a successor. Gemini Robotics ER 2 is in public preview, in both standard and streaming variants●VIDEO — ER 2 judges success and failure from live video rather than still snapshots, which is what lets it catch spills, slips, and misalignments while a task is still running●DEADLINE — Next up is September 30, when gemini-omni-flash-preview is retired. The target is gemini-omni-1.1-flash, GA since August 27, and there are now under four weeks left●APIKEY — Every remaining standard API key, restricted ones included, stops working during September. The replacement is an auth key bound to a Google Cloud service account●PRICE — Gemini 3.7 Flash keeps its introductory $0.75/$3.75 per 1M through December 31, then moves to $1.50/$7.50 on January 1, 2027. Any estimate crossing the year needs both figures●AUDIO — Gemini 3.5 Transcribe handles language detection across 85+ languages, speaker diarization, word-level timestamps, and custom vocabulary biasing of up to 1,000 terms
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◈ Gemini API/2026-08-18Intermediate

Routing Between Gemini 3.7 Flash and 3.1 Pro by Rework Cost, Not Speed

A single question replaced my model-selection ritual: can a machine catch this output when it is wrong? Here is how that splits work between 3.7 Flash and 3.1 Pro, plus the pricing math across the December 31 cutover.

◉ Gemini Basics/2026-08-16Beginner

The Strongest Gemini Is in Preview and the Cheap One Is GA. That Ordering Should Drive Your Model Choice

Sort the Gemini lineup by release stage instead of capability and the order inverts: the strongest reasoning model sits in preview while the fast, inexpensive Flash models are GA. Here is how a solo developer handles that, plus a 30-line script that counts how many preview models your code already depends on.

◈ Gemini API/2026-08-16Intermediate

Moving to the Batch Tier Cancels Out the Gemini 3.7 Flash Price Increase Exactly

Introductory pricing for Gemini 3.7 Flash ends on December 31, 2026, and the rate doubles the next day. Here is which models are affected, which are not, and how to project your January bill from the usage you already have.

⟐ Gemini Dev/2026-06-20Intermediate

Routing Gemini by Pipeline Stage: Draft on Flash, Finish on the Top Tier

A record of reworking which Gemini model handles which stage of an automation pipeline, prompted by the general availability of Gemini 3.5 Flash and the rollout of 3.1 Flash-Lite. Includes a small router that splits work into draft, classify, and finalize stages, how the cost picture changes, and the guardrails I settled on.

⬡ Gemini Advanced/2026-05-28Intermediate

Three Weeks of Running Gemini 3 Pro and 2.5 Pro Side by Side on Wallpaper Category Classification — An Implementation Memo

Notes from running Gemini 3 Pro and 2.5 Pro in parallel for three weeks on the image classification pipeline of my iOS and Android wallpaper apps — cost, accuracy, and latency observations from an indie developer.

◈ Gemini API/2026-04-24Advanced

gemini-2.5-pro-latest— Model Aliases, Parameters, and Production Patterns

A deep practical guide to calling the Gemini API with the `gemini-2.5-pro-latest` alias. Covers model pinning, parameter tuning, timeouts, streaming, structured output, and a production-grade checklist.

◉ Gemini Basics/2026-03-14Beginner

Choosing a Gemini Model Without Second-Guessing — A Cost, Speed, and Quality Framework

How to pick between Gemini 2.5 Pro / Flash / Flash Lite / Gemini 3 Pro / Flash across cost, speed, and quality. Includes correct google-genai SDK code and the decision rules I use when running automation in production.