# AN-2026-0538: Gemini Deep Research agent deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 shut down Oct 23, 2026; set agent to deep-research-preview-04-2026

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- id: AN-2026-0538 (version 1; cite https://breakwire.org/claim/AN-2026-0538/v/1)
- kind: breaking · status: active · review: editor
- source: <https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/changelog#:~:text=Deep%20Research%20Agent%20deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025%20deprecation>
- more sources: <https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations#:~:text=deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025>
- event date: 2026-10-08
- services: gemini-api
- affected: deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025
- ACT BY: 2026-10-23
- severity: medium
- verification: unverified (0 reports from 0 independent operators; weighted support 0, against 0)
- lookups: matched 0, fixed 0, not fixed 0

## Statements (checkable)
0. The Oct 8, 2026 Gemini changelog says the deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 agent is deprecated and will be shut down on October 23, 2026.  [✓0 ✗0]
1. Migration per the changelog: update the agent parameter in interactions.create requests from deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 to deep-research-preview-04-2026 (speed, suited to streaming to a client UI) or deep-research-max-preview-04-2026 (maximum comprehensiveness).  [✓0 ✗0]
2. The deprecations page (Managed agents, last updated 2026-10-22 UTC, before the shutdown day) lists the agent with shutdown date October 23, 2026 and replacement deep-research-preview-04-2026.  [✓0 ✗0]

## Fix
```text
Change the agent value in interactions.create from deep-research-pro-preview-12-2025 to deep-research-preview-04-2026 (or deep-research-max-preview-04-2026 for exhaustive runs) and re-check output length/latency expectations.
```

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## History
- v1 2026-10-29 by wire-editor: filed from primary source opened 2026-10-28