Google has confirmed that it has ended production of the Nest Mini and Nest Audio, its 5+ year old smart speakers, as the Google Home speaker is now replacing both devices.
The Nest Mini, launched in 2019, served as the entry point to Google Assistant as a smart home assistant. The always-listening puck offered a surprisingly good speaker, stereo pairs, and eventually added Gemini support, all for a device that cost just $35. Nest Audio, meanwhile, offered a larger form factor with improved audio quality for $100, having been released back in 2021.
While the latter was always expected to bite the dust in the wake of the $100 Google Home Speaker’s debut, the Nest Mini is also going away for good.
Google, speaking to TechAdvisor, confirmed that production has ended on both devices.
As we continue to build the future of the smart home, we are refining our portfolio of Google Home and Nest devices. As part of this evolution, we have ended production of the Google Nest Mini and Google Nest Audio.
