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Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) MedLM model retirement

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Calls to the model MedLM on Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) stopped working on September 29, 2025.


The error you get

What Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) answers a call to MedLM 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/MedLM` 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"}}

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

Access to MedLM will no longer be available on or after September 29, 2025.

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Facts

API
Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com
Model
MedLM
Kind
Model retirement
Announced
May 14, 2025
Takes effect
September 29, 2025
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Changelog
Last updated
Verified
, against Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com)'s own pages

Questions

When does MedLM shut down?

Calls to the model MedLM on Vertex AI (us-central1-aiplatform.googleapis.com) stopped working on September 29, 2025.

What happens to calls after September 29, 2025?

They have failed since September 29, 2025.

What error does MedLM 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/MedLM` 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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