Google releases Vertex AI Generative AI v1 with new features and endpoint deprecations
Action Required
Users relying on deprecated Imagen and Veo generation endpoints must migrate to new endpoints to avoid service disruption and ensure continued access to generative AI capabilities.
AI Impact Summary
Google is releasing a new version of Vertex AI Generative AI, version 1, with several new features and updates. This includes prompt templates for testing prompt formats, the RAG Cross Corpus Retrieval feature, support for Gemma 4 26B A4B IT, Lyria 3, and Vector Search 2.0. Additionally, Google is deprecating several Imagen and Veo generation endpoints, requiring users to migrate to newer endpoints by June 30, 2026, to avoid service disruption. This represents a significant shift in the available generative AI capabilities on Vertex AI.
Affected Systems
- Date
- 30 Sept 2024
- Change type
- capability
- Severity
- high