# gemini-embedding-001

Calls to the model gemini-embedding-001 on Gemini API stop working on May 14, 2028.

- API: Gemini API (generativelanguage.googleapis.com)
- Model: gemini-embedding-001
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: May 14, 2028
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model gemini-embedding-001`
- Source: [Deprecations page](https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/deprecations)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/gemini-api/gemini-embedding-001/

## What to use instead

Move to gemini-embedding-2, recommended by Google.

Google: the embedding spaces of gemini-embedding-001 and gemini-embedding-2 are incompatible, so you must re-embed all of your existing data. task_type is not supported; put the task in the prompt.