---
title: "gemini-embedding-2-preview on Gemini API retirement date"
description: "gemini-embedding-2-preview on Gemini API was routed to gemini-embedding-2 on November 6, 2026. Replacement: gemini-embedding-2."
canonical_url: https://since.dev/calendar/google/gemini-embedding-2-preview/gemini
last_updated: 2026-11-12
---

# gemini-embedding-2-preview on Gemini API was routed to gemini-embedding-2 on November 6, 2026

AI model

- **Date:** November 6, 2026 (UTC)
- **Replacement:** `gemini-embedding-2`
- **Platform:** Gemini API
- **Provider:** [Google](https://since.dev/calendar/google.md)
- **Last checked:** Nov 14, 2026

gemini-embedding-2-preview

Routed to gemini-embedding-2 November 6, 2026 on Gemini API

In its place: `gemini-embedding-2`

since.dev/calendar/google/gemini-embedding-2-preview/gemini

## What changes

Requests keep working, answered by gemini-embedding-2.

## Source

[aistudio.google.com](https://aistudio.google.com/docs/deprecations)

> gemini-embedding-2-preview | March 10, 2026 | November 6, 2026 | gemini-embedding-2 (effective November 6, 2026, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2)

Data license: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). From Google's documentation. Quotes are shortened and dates restated.

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