Gemini Embedding 2 Preview routes to the stable model

Google's Gemini API release notes for 6 November 2026 deprecate gemini-embedding-2-preview. Effective that day, API requests to gemini-embedding-2-preview route to gemini-embedding-2 and are billed at Gemini Embedding 2 rates. Google says to update the model string to gemini-embedding-2.

The note says gemini-embedding-2 uses the same API schema, the same pricing, and the same embedding space, so no other code changes are required and existing vectors do not need to be re-indexed. The page does not print a token price.

Who it's for: a developer whose code still sends gemini-embedding-2-preview.

Fits: Best for Writing stays Claude. Gemini stays third, for a draft next to Google files. An embedding model id is not that chat ranking. The Gemini start guide and the Gemini alternatives are unchanged. The verdict is unchanged.