# Migrating off text-embedding-3-large

**Azure OpenAI** retires **text-embedding-3-large** on **2028-02-09** (in 458 days).
No replacement named by the provider.

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/foundry/openai/concepts/model-retirement-schedule
Source last checked: 2026-11-07.
Calendar as of 2026-11-08 UTC.

| Model | Provider | Retires | Replacement |
|---|---|---|---|
| text-embedding-3-large | Azure OpenAI | 2028-02-09 | — not named |

Also retiring on 2028-02-09:
- text-embedding-3-small (Azure OpenAI) → no replacement named
- text-embedding-ada-002 (Azure OpenAI) → no replacement named

Source: https://llmlatency.dev/migrate/azure-openai-text-embedding-3-large