embedding-gecko-001 — Shut down — shutdown October 30, 2025
For embedding-gecko-001, provider is Google (Gemini Developer API); lifecycle status is Shut down; shutdown / retirement date is October 30, 2025; recommended replacement is gemini-embedding-2; platform / deployment scope is Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev), recorded from its source on 2026-09-08; source re-checked 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Google (Gemini Developer API) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- embedding-gecko-001 verified
- Lifecycle status
- Shut down
- Shutdown / retirement date
- October 30, 2025 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gemini-embedding-2 verified
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) our reading
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What the source says
embedding-gecko-001 | | October 30, 2025 | gemini-embedding-2 |
— ai.google.dev, retrieved 2026-09-08
Source
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
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