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embed-v-4-0 model retirement
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On June 1, 2027, model embed-v-4-0 will be retired across Azure AI Foundry. Calls using this model will fail after that day. The change applies to version 1 of the model.
What to use instead of embed-v-4-0
Migrate your calls to Coher-embed-v5-fast or Cohere-embed-v5-pro as recommended by Microsoft.
In Azure AI Foundry's words
Model: embed-v-4-0; Version: 1; Lifecycle: GA; Retirement date: 2027-06-01; Replacement: Coher-embed-v5-fast, Cohere-embed-v5-pro
Facts
- API
- Azure AI Foundry
*.services.ai.azure.com - Model
embed-v-4-0- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- June 1, 2027
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Deprecations page
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against Azure AI Foundry's own pages
Questions
When does embed-v-4-0 shut down?
Calls to the model embed-v-4-0 on Azure AI Foundry stop working on June 1, 2027.
What happens to calls after June 1, 2027?
They fail from that day.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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Okapi finds the calls this change hits in your repo and opens the pull request with the fix before June 1, 2027.