# When is textembedding-gecko@002 retired?

textembedding-gecko@002 on Google Cloud Vertex AI was retired on Apr 21, 2025.

Google Cloud Vertex AI recommends migrating to gemini-embedding-001.

> Warning: the replacement gemini-embedding-001 is deprecated (shutdown 2028-05-20). Deepest tracked model in the chain: gemini-embedding-001 (deprecated).

- Provider: Google Cloud Vertex AI
- Model ID: textembedding-gecko@002
- Status: retired
- Deprecation announced: unknown
- Shutdown date: 2025-04-21
- Replacement: gemini-embedding-001
- Replacement status: deprecated
- Replacement kind: different_family
- End of replacement chain: gemini-embedding-001 (deprecated, google-vertex)
- 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/textembedding-gecko-002/

Cite as: AI Deprecations, "textembedding-gecko@002 deprecation date", https://aideprecations.com/google-vertex/textembedding-gecko-002/ (source: https://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions). Data CC BY 4.0. Always confirm on the official source.