# When is text-embedding-004 retired?

text-embedding-004 on Google Cloud Vertex AI is scheduled to shut down on Apr 1, 2027.

Google Cloud Vertex AI's page does not list a replacement for text-embedding-004.

- Provider: Google Cloud Vertex AI
- Model ID: text-embedding-004
- Status: deprecated
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: 2027-04-01
- Replacement: not listed
- Replacement status: n/a
- Replacement kind: null (no_replacement_listed)
- End of replacement chain: unknown
- Official source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions
- Last checked: 2026-11-06T05:52:31+00:00
- Check status: verified
- Provider coverage today: https://aideprecations.com/api/v1/coverage.json
- Page: https://aideprecations.com/google-vertex/text-embedding-004/

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