How many AI models shut down in January 2026?
2 models have a published shutdown date in January 2026.
AI models shutting down in January 2026
2 models have a published shutdown date in January 2026 (Google Gemini API 2). These are exact dates or a published shutdown month. A date that only says not sooner than is a floor and is not counted.
January 2026 is one month inside 2026. The same rows are also on the deadline list for 2026-01. calendar.ics and the calendar include this month. RSS lists newly recorded deprecations. The same model id can have a different date on Vertex, the Gemini API, Azure, or Bedrock. Why shutdown dates differ by platform.
| Shutdown | Provider | Model | Replacement | Other platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-14 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | text-embedding-004 Release date on the deprecations page: 2024-04-09. | gemini-embedding-2 Switch guide: gemini-embedding-2 | Google Vertex AI: shuts down on 2027-04-01 |
| 2026-01-15 source, checked 2026-10-23 | Google Gemini API | gemini-2.5-flash-image-preview Release date on the deprecations page: 2025-05-07. | gemini-nano-banana-2.1 Switch guide: gemini-nano-banana-2.1 | This id is listed for one provider. |
Questions
How many OpenAI models shut down in January 2026?
No OpenAI model has a published shutdown date in January 2026.
How many Anthropic models shut down in January 2026?
No Anthropic model has a published shutdown date in January 2026.
How many Google Gemini API models shut down in January 2026?
2 Google Gemini API models have a published shutdown date in January 2026.
How many Google Vertex AI models shut down in January 2026?
No Google Vertex AI model has a published shutdown date in January 2026.
How many AWS Bedrock models shut down in January 2026?
No AWS Bedrock model has a published shutdown date in January 2026.
How many Azure OpenAI models shut down in January 2026?
No Azure OpenAI model has a published shutdown date in January 2026.
How many Mistral models shut down in January 2026?
No Mistral model has a published shutdown date in January 2026.
Which providers shut down a model in January 2026?
Google Gemini API has a published shutdown date in January 2026.
What is the earliest published shutdown date in January 2026?
The earliest published shutdown in January 2026 is 2026-01-14. 1 model has that date.
What is the latest published shutdown date in January 2026?
The latest published shutdown in January 2026 is 2026-01-15. 1 model has that date.
Does text-embedding-004 shut down on the same date on Google Gemini API and Google Vertex AI?
No. On Google Gemini API, text-embedding-004 shut down on 2026-01-14. On Google Vertex AI, text-embedding-004 shuts down on 2027-04-01.