●NANOLITE — Nano Banana 2 Lite is here: Google's fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini Image model, made for running lightweight image generation cheaply●OMNIFLASH — Gemini Omni Flash is in public preview, a natively multimodal model that lets enterprises and developers build custom, dynamic video workflows●AGENTS — Managed Agents expand with background: true for async server-side runs and polling, remote MCP server integration, and refreshing credentials across interactions●MEMORY — The Memory Bank IngestEvents API is generally available, decoupling event ingestion from memory generation so you can stream content continuously●THROUGHPUT — Provisioned Throughput now lets you submit up to seven pending orders for the same model and region●DEPRECATE — Image generation models shut down on August 17, and the Grok 4.1 family on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform on August 20●NANOLITE — Nano Banana 2 Lite is here: Google's fastest and most cost-efficient Gemini Image model, made for running lightweight image generation cheaply●OMNIFLASH — Gemini Omni Flash is in public preview, a natively multimodal model that lets enterprises and developers build custom, dynamic video workflows●AGENTS — Managed Agents expand with background: true for async server-side runs and polling, remote MCP server integration, and refreshing credentials across interactions●MEMORY — The Memory Bank IngestEvents API is generally available, decoupling event ingestion from memory generation so you can stream content continuously●THROUGHPUT — Provisioned Throughput now lets you submit up to seven pending orders for the same model and region●DEPRECATE — Image generation models shut down on August 17, and the Grok 4.1 family on the Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform on August 20

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Gemini API¹ Context Caching¹ cost optimization¹ usage_metadata¹ instrumentation¹ operations¹ gemini-api¹ file-api¹ troubleshooting¹ production¹

◈ Gemini API/2026-07-06Advanced

When Context Caching Didn't Lower My Gemini Bill — Field Notes on Measuring the Real Hit Rate

When Context Caching is enabled but the Gemini API bill barely drops, this field note measures the real hit rate from usage_metadata, separates TTL churn from fragmentation, and walks through a staged recovery.

◈ Gemini API/2026-04-27Intermediate

Why Your Gemini File URI Suddenly Returns 404 — Designing Around the 48-Hour TTL

Your Gemini-powered image or video pipeline worked perfectly yesterday, then started returning 404 the morning after a restart. The culprit is the File API's 48-hour TTL. Here is how to detect it and design an app that survives it.