When is textembedding-gecko@003* retired?

retired

textembedding-gecko@003* on Google Cloud Vertex AI was retired on May 24, 2025.

Replacement: gemini-embedding-001

Warning: the replacement is also deprecated on May 20, 2028. gemini-embedding-001 is scheduled to shut down too. The deepest model we track in the chain is gemini-embedding-001, which is deprecated.

Provider (API)Google Cloud Vertex AI
Model IDtextembedding-gecko@003*
Deprecation announced—
Shutdown dateMay 24, 2025
Section on source pageThe following table lists the retired models (click to expand)
Sourcehttps://docs.cloud.google.com/gemini-enterprise-agent-platform/models/model-versions
Last checked2026-11-06T05:52:31+00:00

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