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-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Google LLC
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import {
-  DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL,
-  DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL,
-} from '@gemini-cli/core';
-
-/**
- * Checks if the default "pro" model is rate-limited and returns a fallback "flash"
- * model if necessary. This function is designed to be silent.
- * @param apiKey The API key to use for the check.
- * @param currentConfiguredModel The model currently configured in settings.
- * @returns An object indicating the model to use, whether a switch occurred,
- *          and the original model if a switch happened.
- */
-export async function getEffectiveModel(
-  apiKey: string,
-  currentConfiguredModel: string,
-): Promise<string> {
-  if (currentConfiguredModel !== DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL) {
-    // Only check if the user is trying to use the specific pro model we want to fallback from.
-    return currentConfiguredModel;
-  }
-
-  const modelToTest = DEFAULT_GEMINI_MODEL;
-  const fallbackModel = DEFAULT_GEMINI_FLASH_MODEL;
-  const endpoint = `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/${modelToTest}:generateContent?key=${apiKey}`;
-  const body = JSON.stringify({
-    contents: [{ parts: [{ text: 'test' }] }],
-    generationConfig: {
-      maxOutputTokens: 1,
-      temperature: 0,
-      topK: 1,
-      thinkingConfig: { thinkingBudget: 0, includeThoughts: false },
-    },
-  });
-
-  const controller = new AbortController();
-  const timeoutId = setTimeout(() => controller.abort(), 2000); // 500ms timeout for the request
-
-  try {
-    const response = await fetch(endpoint, {
-      method: 'POST',
-      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
-      body,
-      signal: controller.signal,
-    });
-
-    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-
-    if (response.status === 429) {
-      console.log(
-        `[INFO] Your configured model (${modelToTest}) was temporarily unavailable. Switched to ${fallbackModel} for this session.`,
-      );
-      return fallbackModel;
-    }
-    // For any other case (success, other error codes), we stick to the original model.
-    return currentConfiguredModel;
-  } catch (_error) {
-    clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-    // On timeout or any other fetch error, stick to the original model.
-    return currentConfiguredModel;
-  }
-}