Migrating from embedding-2-preview to gemini-embedding-2
What changes when you move from embedding-2-preview to gemini-embedding-2: prices, limits, features and parameters, read from each company's own pages.
- Status
- Retired
- Shutdown
- Aug 10, 2026 at the earliest
- Time left
- —
- Status
- Active
- Shutdown
- none announced
- Time left
- —
Prices
USD per 1M tokens, standard tierNeither model has published per-token prices.
Limits
Tokens| Limit | embedding-2-preview | gemini-embedding-2 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | Not published | 8,192 tokensin place when tracking began (October 6, 2026) · source | — |
| Max output tokens | Not published | Not published | — |
Features and parameters
Compare modelsNo feature is published for both models, so none can be compared.
Not published for embedding-2-preview: Structured outputs, Function calling, Prompt caching, Batch API, Image input, PDF input, Reasoning / thinking, Fine-tuning, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs, Context window, Max output tokens.
Not published for gemini-embedding-2: Structured outputs, Function calling, Prompt caching, Batch API, Reasoning / thinking, Fine-tuning, Built-in web search, temperature parameter, top_p parameter, logprobs, Max output tokens.
Aliases
All aliasesNo aliases point at either model.
Checklist
- Change the model string from
embedding-2-previewtogemini-embedding-2.
Compared from AIWire's published data when this page loaded. Each fact links to the page it came from. Model pages: embedding-2-preview, gemini-embedding-2.