# text-embedding-004 — AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider

For text-embedding-004, provider is Google (Vertex AI); lifecycle status is Deprecated; shutdown / retirement date is April 1, 2027, recorded from its source on 2026-08-12.

- **Provider:** Google (Vertex AI)
- **Model ID / API name:** text-embedding-004 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** Deprecated
- **Shutdown / retirement date:** April 1, 2027 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> April 1, 2027 | | text-embedding-004 |

## Source

- https://cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versioning

Last verified: 2026-08-12. Review by: 2026-09-11.
Part of [AI model deprecation and retirement dates by provider](https://referencesource.org/ai-model-deprecation-and-retirement/).