ST-2026-164 · API endpoints & versions
Google schedules 16 managed open-model MaaS endpoints for retirement
Sixteen identified managed open-model MaaS endpoints were deprecated on 21 July 2026 and retire on 21 October 2026, when their endpoints are permanently deactivated and API calls fail.
Previous state
The named -maas model IDs were accessible through Google-managed open-model endpoints.
Current state
The endpoints are deprecated and permanently deactivate at retirement; API requests using retired IDs fail.
Affected users
Who needs to care
Applications calling the 16 named managed open-model MaaS IDs through Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform.
Required response
What to do
Inventory the named IDs and migrate to an appropriate supported managed model or separately deploy a documented alternative before retirement.
Evidence boundary
What the source does not prove
Only these managed endpoint IDs are retiring: deepseek-ocr-maas, deepseek-r1-0528-maas, deepseek-v3.2-maas, deepseek-v3.1-maas, glm-5-maas, glm-4.7-maas, gpt-oss-20b-maas, kimi-k2-thinking-maas, llama-3.3-70b-instruct-maas, minimax-m2-maas, multilingual-e5-large-instruct-maas, multilingual-e5-small-maas, qwen3-235b-a22b-instruct-2507-maas, qwen3-coder-480b-a35b-instruct-maas, qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct-maas and qwen3-next-80b-a3b-thinking-maas. Model Garden and self-deployed alternatives are not claimed retired.
Lifecycle history
Dated event sequence
- Sixteen endpoints deprecated
Google published the shared deprecation date.
- Endpoints retire
The managed endpoints permanently deactivate and calls fail.
Evidence ledger
First-party sources
- 01Google Cloud — Open model deprecations
Official managed-open-model lifecycle table · 2026-07-21
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