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Text Embedding 004

Retired

Google's pre-Gemini text embedding endpoint. Not priced on the current pricing page and no dimension count is published for it there, so both are null. Google marks already-shut-down models with a gray row on the deprecations table ("Already-shutdown models are indicated with gray backgrounds"), and this row is gray, so status is retired. Google states the listed shutdown dates are "the earliest possible dates on which a model might be retired". Not priced on the current pricing page, so token prices are null rather than guessed from the surviving family member. Google's current models page publishes no input/output token limits for this endpoint (read 2026-08-19), so context_window and max_output_tokens are null rather than carried over from a page that no longer states them. Lifecycle read first-party from Google's deprecations table on 2026-08-19.

Text Embedding 004 by Google is tracked live in our LLM catalog. It has been retired (shut down 14 Jan 2026); the recommended migration is Gemini Embedding 2.

Last verified: 19 Aug 2026 · sourced from official provider documentation

Lifecycle warning

This model has been retired. Scheduled shutdown: 14 Jan 2026. Recommended migration: Gemini Embedding 2.

Read the Text Embedding 004 migration guide → replacement & cheapest alternatives

Provider
Google
Status
Retired
Input price
—
Output price
—
Cached input
—
Blended price
—
Context window
—
Max output
—
Modality
text
Open weights
No — API only
Knowledge cutoff
—
Released
9 Apr 2024
API string
text-embedding-004

Source: Google official documentation ↗

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FAQ

Text Embedding 004 — questions & answers

Is Text Embedding 004 still available?

Text Embedding 004 has been retired and is no longer available. Its scheduled shutdown date is 14 Jan 2026. The recommended migration is Gemini Embedding 2.

Does Text Embedding 004 support image or vision input?

Our catalog lists Text Embedding 004's modalities as text; image/vision input is not among them.

Can I self-host Text Embedding 004?

No — Text Embedding 004 is proprietary. Its weights are not publicly released, so it is available only through Google's API (or hosted partners), not for self-hosting.

What is the API model string for Text Embedding 004?

The API model identifier for Text Embedding 004 is "text-embedding-004" when calling Google's API.