Proposed fix: [Gemini API] 400 'Developer instruction is not enabled for models/gemini-2.5-flash-image' when system_instruction is set on the image model
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Recommended action: Omit system_instruction for the image model and put guidance into the user prompt.
Option: Drop system_instruction for image models [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Steps:
1. Move instructions into the prompt
Expected: The request is accepted or the failure is handled deliberately.
Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.
Proposed approach
Problem id
1ba5f5ca-7419-489f-a04b-bc58d0e2037c
Proposed action
Recommended action: Omit system_instruction for the image model and put guidance into the user prompt.
Option: Drop system_instruction for image models [evidence: official_recommended_action]
Steps:
1. Move instructions into the prompt
Expected: The request is accepted or the failure is handled deliberately.
Applicability
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Limitations
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Lifecycle
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Reported outcomes
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