{
  "$schema": "https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/schema.json",
  "provider": "cohere",
  "model": "embed-english-light-v2.0",
  "name": "Embed English Light v2",
  "aliases": [],
  "description": "The 1024-dimension light English embedder, chosen by people who cared about index size more than recall. Retired on 4 April 2026 with no notice period. Note that its direct successor embed-english-light-v3.0 is still active, so this is one of the few v2.0 retirements with a genuine like-for-like target.",
  "deprecated_on": "2026-04-04",
  "shutdown_on": "2026-04-04",
  "status": "retired",
  "replacements": [
    {
      "provider": "cohere",
      "model": "embed-english-light-v3.0",
      "recommended": false,
      "note": "Cohere's notice names embed-english-v3.0 and embed-v4.0, neither of which is a light model. The light v3.0 id is the closer match on vector size and cost, but it is our recommendation rather than Cohere's.",
      "external": false
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "url": "https://docs.cohere.com/docs/deprecations",
      "title": "Cohere deprecations",
      "accessed": "2026-08-03"
    }
  ],
  "last_verified": "2026-08-03",
  "computed_status": "retired",
  "asOf": "2026-08-03"
}