Gemini API text-embedding-004 model retirement

Stopped workingJanuary 14, 2026Subscribe to Gemini APIShare

Calls to the model text-embedding-004 on Gemini API stopped working on January 14, 2026.

The error you get

What Gemini API answers a call to text-embedding-004 once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:

Once it is closed to new API keys: HTTP 404

{"error":{"code":404,"message":"This model models/text-embedding-004 is no longer available to new users. Please update your code to use a newer model for the latest features and improvements.","status":"NOT_FOUND"}}

Once it is shut down: HTTP 404

{"error":{"code":404,"message":"models/text-embedding-004 is not found for API version v1beta, or is not supported for generateContent. Call ModelService.ListModels to see the list of available models and their supported methods.","status":"NOT_FOUND"}}

What to use instead of text-embedding-004

Move to gemini-embedding-2, recommended by Google.

Google: the embedding spaces of gemini-embedding-001 and gemini-embedding-2 are incompatible, so you must re-embed all of your existing data. task_type is not supported; put the task in the prompt.

In Gemini API's words

Model: text-embedding-004; Release date: April 9, 2024; Shutdown date: January 14, 2026; Recommended replacement: gemini-embedding-2

Gemini API, Deprecations page

Facts

API: Gemini API generativelanguage.googleapis.com
Model: text-embedding-004
Kind: Model retirement
Takes effect: January 14, 2026
Calls after that day: Fail
Source: Deprecations page
Last updated: November 4, 2026
Verified: November 6, 2026, against Gemini API's own pages

Questions

When does text-embedding-004 shut down?

Calls to the model text-embedding-004 on Gemini API stopped working on January 14, 2026.

What happens to calls after January 14, 2026?

They have failed since January 14, 2026.

What error does text-embedding-004 return once it is shut down?

Gemini API answers HTTP 404: "This model models/text-embedding-004 is no longer available to new users. Please update your code to use a newer model for the latest features and improvements.". Send another model to fix it.

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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Apr 1, 2027 Vertex AI text-embedding-004Model retirement Stops workingin 146 days

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