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text-embedding-004 was shut down on 14 January 2026

SHUT DOWN14 January 2026
SINCE276 days ago
REPLACE WITHgemini-embedding-2

Announced in: Embedding models.

Google Gemini lists 14 January 2026 as the date it shut down for text-embedding-004, with gemini-embedding-2 as the recommended replacement. Source: Google Gemini's official deprecations page, checked 17 October 2026. Read the official page.

Checked against the official page on 17 October 2026 at 06:08 UTC

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