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text-embedding-004 retirement date and replacement

Gemini API · Model · retired Jan 14, 2026 (retired)

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Checked Nov 2, 2026 on Google's page
RetiredJan 14, 2026 (retired)
Replacementgemini-embedding-2
What it istext-embedding-004 stopped answering on Gemini API.
Sourceai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations

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