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gemini-embedding-2-preview

Google Gemini: retired; reported shutdown date 6 Nov 2026. The recommended replacement is gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2).

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What to do

The publisher lists gemini-embedding-2-preview as retired; calls to it are unavailable. Move remaining usage to gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2) and check the publisher's platform scope.

Recommended replacementgemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2)Check the publisher's current lifecycle record for this replacement before migrating

Retiredretired; reported shutdown date 6 Nov 2026
10 MarReleased 2026 · reported shutdown 8 months after release

Other Google Gemini model lifecycles

Lifecycle states, retirement dates and replacements, as the providers publish them

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8 listed as retired
veo-3.1-lite-generate-preview retired; reported shutdown date 22 Oct 2026 gemini-omni-1.2-flash —
veo-3.1-generate-preview retired; reported shutdown date 22 Oct 2026 gemini-omni-1.2-flash —
veo-3.1-fast-generate-preview retired; reported shutdown date 22 Oct 2026 gemini-omni-1.2-flash —
gemini-omni-flash-preview retired; reported shutdown date 22 Oct 2026 gemini-omni-1.2-flash —
gemini-robotics-er-1.6-preview retired; reported shutdown date 31 Aug 2026 gemini-robotics-er-2-preview —
imagen-4.0-generate-001 retired; reported shutdown date 17 Aug 2026 gemini-nano-banana-2.1 —
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 retired; reported shutdown date 17 Aug 2026 gemini-nano-banana-2.1 —
imagen-4.0-fast-generate-001 retired; reported shutdown date 17 Aug 2026 gemini-nano-banana-2.1 —
10 models with no announced retirement date
gemini-2.5-flash active; retirement not before 1 Dec 2026; no exact shutdown date announced — —
gemini-2.5-flash-image active; retirement not before 15 Mar 2027; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-3.1-flash-lite-image —
gemini-2.5-flash-native-audio-preview-12-2025 active; retirement not before 31 Mar 2027; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-3.8-live —
gemini-2.5-flash-preview-tts active; retirement not before 18 Dec 2026; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts —
gemini-2.5-pro active; retirement not before 1 Dec 2026; no exact shutdown date announced — —
gemini-2.5-pro-preview-tts active; retirement not before 18 Dec 2026; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts —
gemini-3.1-flash-lite active; retirement not before 7 May 2027; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-3.5-flash-lite —
gemini-3.1-flash-tts-preview active; retirement not before 18 Dec 2026; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-3.8-flash-tts or gemini-3.8-flash-lite-tts —
gemini-embedding-001 active; retirement not before 14 May 2028; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-embedding-2 —
gemini-omni-1.1-flash active; retirement not before 3 Dec 2026; no exact shutdown date announced gemini-omni-1.2-flash (Effective December 3, 2026, the endpoint is —

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  1. Status: Deprecated · retired → Retired
  2. Status: Deprecated → Deprecated · retired
  3. Status: Deprecated · retired → Deprecated · Recommended replacement: gemini-embedding-2 → gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2) · Retirement moved: 10 Aug 2026 → 6 Nov 2026
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  1. 8 Nov 2026 · 16:51:37 UTC StatusDeprecated · retired → Retired
  2. 8 Nov 2026 · 16:51:37 UTC Announced shutdown date6 Nov 2026
  3. 8 Nov 2026 · 16:51:37 UTC SummaryGoogle Gemini gemini-embedding-2-preview retires on 6 Nov 2026. Recommended replacement: gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2). → Google Gemini gemini-embedding-2-preview: announced retirement on 6 Nov 2026. Recommended replacement: gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2).
  4. 7 Nov 2026 · 00:35:20 UTC StatusDeprecated → Deprecated · retired
  5. 6 Nov 2026 · 18:35:24 UTC StatusDeprecated · retired → Deprecated
  6. 6 Nov 2026 · 18:35:24 UTC Recommended replacementgemini-embedding-2 → gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2)
  7. 6 Nov 2026 · 18:35:24 UTC Retires10 Aug 2026 → 6 Nov 2026
  8. 6 Nov 2026 · 18:35:24 UTC SummaryGoogle Gemini gemini-embedding-2-preview retires on 10 Aug 2026. Recommended replacement: gemini-embedding-2. → Google Gemini gemini-embedding-2-preview retires on 6 Nov 2026. Recommended replacement: gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2).
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