Google Gemini text-embedding-004 End of Life Date
Google Gemini text-embedding-004 end-of-life date, support status, and CVE risk. Data reconciled from official vendor documentation and endoflife.date at every build; the source of each date is on the product page.
Google Gemini text-embedding-004 was released on April 9, 2024 and support ended on January 14, 2026 — a supported lifespan of 1 year and 9 months, longer than the 1 year and 4 months median for Google Gemini releases. It has been without security patches for 9 months. 1 newer Google Gemini release has shipped since.
| Version | Latest | EOL Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| gemini-1.0-pro-vision | gemini-1.0-pro-vision | Jul 12, 2024 | EOL |
| gemini-1.0-pro | gemini-1.0-pro-002 | Apr 9, 2025 | EOL |
| gemini-1.5-flash | gemini-1.5-flash-002 | Sep 15, 2025 | EOL |
| gemini-1.5-pro | gemini-1.5-pro-002 | Sep 15, 2025 | EOL |
| → text-embedding-004 | text-embedding-004 | Jan 14, 2026 | EOL |
| gemini-embedding-001 | gemini-embedding-001 | Jul 14, 2026 | EOL |
| gemini-2.0-flash-lite | gemini-2.0-flash-lite-001 | Jun 1, 2026 | EOL |
| gemini-2.0-flash | gemini-2.0-flash-001 | Jun 1, 2026 | EOL |
What does Google Gemini text-embedding-004 end of life mean?
When Google Gemini text-embedding-004 reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches for this version. CVEs discovered after the EOL date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database with no patch available. Exploit code frequently appears on GitHub within days of disclosure.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the ongoing accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software versions. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. Running Google Gemini text-embedding-004 past its EOL date creates a growing attack surface that a clean scan result does not rule out.
Migrate to Google Gemini gemini-3.1-flash-lite or implement compensating controls — network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, restricted access — while migration is underway.