LLM model shutdown · Google
When does text-multilingual-embedding-002 shut down?
Google (Vertex AI) lists text-multilingual-embedding-002 with a shutdown date of 1 Apr 2027. The provider’s page is quoted below.
What the provider’s page says
Google · Vertex AI
Shutdown date: 1 Apr 2027.
The page names no replacement.
Embeddings models: text-multilingual-embedding-002 | May 14, 2024 | April 1, 2027 |
Source: cloud.google.com/vertex-ai/generative-ai/docs/learn/model-versions, read 13 Nov 2026
Google says retirement timelines may be extended but will not be moved earlier than the date listed. A date with 'or later' is a minimum availability date, not an announced retirement.
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