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Bug: gemini-2.0-flash model is deprecated and returns 404 error #1

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@adithya-n05

Description

The main.py uses gemini-2.0-flash as the cloud model, but this model has been deprecated by Google and is no longer available to new users.

Error

google.genai.errors.ClientError: 404 NOT_FOUND. {'error': {'code': 404, 'message': 'This model models/gemini-2.0-flash is no longer available to new users. Please update your code to use a newer model for the latest features and improvements.', 'status': 'NOT_FOUND'}}

Location

main.py line 75:

gemini_response = client.models.generate_content(
    model="gemini-2.0-flash",  # <-- deprecated
    ...
)

Suggested Fix

Update to gemini-2.5-flash which is the current stable model:

model="gemini-2.5-flash"

Available Alternatives

Model Description
gemini-2.5-flash Best price-performance, stable (recommended)
gemini-2.5-flash-lite Fastest, most budget-friendly
gemini-2.5-pro Most advanced for complex tasks
gemini-1.5-flash Older but reliable

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