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text-embedding-005 deprecation date & shutdown status by provider

Next shutdown: text-embedding-005 on Google Cloud Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform), April 1, 2027.

Provider	Status	Replacement	Source
Vertex AI `text-embedding-005`	Shutdown scheduled April 1, 2027 (in 141 days)	—	Official notice

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text-embedding-005 on Google Cloud Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform) →

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When will text-embedding-005 be deprecated?

Google Cloud Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform): text-embedding-005 is scheduled to shut down on April 1, 2027. Dates come from each provider’s official deprecation page (data verified 2026-09-26).

Is text-embedding-005 deprecated?

text-embedding-005 has a deprecation or retirement entry from Google Cloud Vertex AI (Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform). See the table on this page for the exact model IDs and dates.

What should I use instead of text-embedding-005?

The providers have not named a specific replacement. Check the official sources linked on this page.

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text-embedding-005 deprecation date & shutdown status by provider

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