# I thought gemini-2.5-flash was supposed to be a stable version, supported for at least a year. Why are you releasing a new snapshot for that model?

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**Tags:** gemini-flash-2-5, model\
**Created:** [September 27, 2025, 12:12pm UTC](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/i-thought-gemini-2-5-flash-was-supposed-to-be-a-stable-version-supported-for-at-least-a-year-why-are-you-releasing-a-new-snapshot-for-that-model/106501 "2025-09-27T12:12:53Z")\
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It also breaks the `thinking_budget` parameter, [see here](https://discuss.ai.google.dev/t/gemini-2-5-flash-preview-09-2025-breaks-the-thinking-budget-parameter/106422/6)

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