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Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 model retirement

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Calls to the model imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 on Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) stopped working on November 30, 2025.


The error you get

What Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) answers a call to imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:

HTTP 404
{"error":{"code":404,"message":"Publisher model `projects/{project}/locations/{region}/publishers/google/models/imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06` was not found or your project does not have access to it. Ensure you are using a valid model name and that the model is available in the specified region.","status":"NOT_FOUND"}}

What to use instead of imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06

Migrate all workflows using the preview model to the generally available model imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-001 before November 30, 2025 to avoid service disruption.

In Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com)'s words

imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06

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Facts

API
Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com
Model
imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06
Kind
Model retirement
Announced
October 14, 2025
Takes effect
November 30, 2025
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Changelog
Last updated
Verified
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Questions

When does imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 shut down?

Calls to the model imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 on Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) stopped working on November 30, 2025.

What happens to calls after November 30, 2025?

They have failed since November 30, 2025.

What error does imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06 return once it is shut down?

Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) answers HTTP 404: "Publisher model `projects/{project}/locations/{region}/publishers/google/models/imagen-4.0-ultra-generate-preview-06-06` was not found or your project does not have access to it. Ensure you are using a valid model name and that the model is available in the specified region.". Send another model to fix it.

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