Google Discontinues $50 Nest Mini and $100 Nest Audio as It Pushes New Gemini Speaker
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Updated · Engadget · Jun 18
Google Discontinues $50 Nest Mini and $100 Nest Audio as It Pushes New Gemini Speaker
3 articles · Updated · Engadget · Jun 18
Summary
Google has ended production of the Nest Home Mini and Nest Audio, retiring two smart speakers that have been on the market for about five years.
A new $100 Google Home speaker launched a day earlier, and the phaseout fits Google's broader push to center newer devices around its Gemini chatbot.
Existing Nest Mini and Nest Audio units will keep working, with Google saying they will continue to receive software updates, security patches and customer support.
The pricing shift is uneven: the new speaker matches the outgoing Nest Audio at $100, while replacing a lower-end option that sold for $50 and was often discounted.