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text-embedding-004 retirement date and replacement

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI) · Model · retires Apr 1, 2027 (in 5 months)

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Checked Nov 9, 2026 on Google Cloud's page
RetiresApr 1, 2027 (in 5 months)
ReplacementNone named
What it istext-embedding-004 stops answering on Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform (Vertex AI).
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