Google says Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite will deprecate sampling knobs
patloeber · x · 2026-07-24
Google is updating the Gemini API: starting with Gemini 3.6 Flash and 3.5 Flash-Lite, the sampling parameters temperature, topp, and topk are being deprecated.
The post points developers to the Gemini dev guide for the full details, which means apps relying on those knobs may need to adjust their request logic or migrate assumptions about generation control.
Related event: Google Deprecates Sampling Parameters for Gemini 3.6 Flash Models(2 posts)→
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