{
  "$schema": "https://modeldeprecations.dev/api/v1/schema.json",
  "provider": "cohere",
  "model": "embed-english-v2.0",
  "name": "Embed English v2",
  "aliases": [],
  "description": "Cohere's 4096-dimension English embedder from 2022, and one of the first embedding APIs anybody built a vector database on. It was retired effective 4 April 2026 - the same date as the announcement, so there was no notice period at all, which for an embedding model means re-indexing your entire corpus with no warning.",
  "deprecated_on": "2026-04-04",
  "shutdown_on": "2026-04-04",
  "status": "retired",
  "replacements": [
    {
      "provider": "cohere",
      "model": "embed-v4.0",
      "recommended": true,
      "note": "Cohere also names embed-english-v3.0. Either way the vectors are not comparable with v2.0's, so this is a full re-embed of every document you have stored, not a config change.",
      "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"
}