text-embedding-004 — Available — shutdown April 1, 2027
For text-embedding-004, provider is Google (Vertex AI); lifecycle status is Available; shutdown / retirement date is April 1, 2027, recorded from its source on 2026-09-16.
- Provider
- Google (Vertex AI) our reading
- Model ID / API name
- text-embedding-004 verified
- Lifecycle status
- Available
- Release date
- May 14, 2024 verified
- Shutdown / retirement date
- April 1, 2027 verified
- Recommended replacement
- gemini-embedding-2 per ai.google.dev
- Platform / deployment scope
- Gemini Developer API (ai.google.dev) per ai.google.dev
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
text-embedding-004 | May 14, 2024 | April 1, 2027 | |
— cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Release date
Model ID | Release date | Retirement date | Replacement model | gemini-embedding-2 | April 22, 2026 | | | gemini-embedding-001 | May 20, 2025 | No sooner than May 20, 2028 | | text-embedding-005 | November 18, 2024 | April 1, 2027 | | text-embedding-004 | May 14, 2024 | April 1, 2027 | |
— all from cloud.google.com, retrieved 2026-09-16
Sources disagree
More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from — deciding between them is yours, not ours.
Provider
cloud.google.com says provider is Google (Vertex AI), as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | May 14, 2024 | April 1, 2027 | |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says provider is Google (Gemini Developer API), as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | April 9, 2024 | January 14, 2026 | gemini-embedding-2 |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
Lifecycle status
cloud.google.com says lifecycle status is Available, as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | May 14, 2024 | April 1, 2027 | |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says lifecycle status is Shut down, as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | April 9, 2024 | January 14, 2026 | gemini-embedding-2 |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
Release date
cloud.google.com says release date is May 14, 2024, as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | May 14, 2024 | April 1, 2027 | |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says release date is April 9, 2024, as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | April 9, 2024 | January 14, 2026 | gemini-embedding-2 |
https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations
Shutdown / retirement date
cloud.google.com says shutdown / retirement date is April 1, 2027, as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | May 14, 2024 | April 1, 2027 | |
https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
ai.google.dev says shutdown / retirement date is January 14, 2026, as of 2026-09-16.
text-embedding-004 | April 9, 2024 | January 14, 2026 | gemini-embedding-2 |
Sources
- cloud.google.comhttps://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning
- ai.google.devhttps://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations