OFFICIAL COHERE NOTICES

Cohere model deprecation schedule

Cohere has no upcoming shutdown dates published. In the last 12 months 2 models were retired or shut down, most recently c4ai-aya-vision-8b on Apr 4, 2026.

Last updated Oct 23, 2026 · Cohere dashboard and alerts

Upcoming shutdowns 0

Cohere has not published an upcoming shutdown date for any tracked model.

Retired or shut down in the last 12 months 2

Cohere models retired in the last 12 months
Date	Model	Status	Replacement	Source
Apr 4, 2026	`c4ai-aya-vision-8b`	Retired	None published	Notice ↗
Apr 4, 2026	`c4ai-aya-expanse-8b`	Retired	None published	Notice ↗

Official Cohere sources

docs.cohere.com/v2/changelog ↗

Each provider and hosting route sets its own dates. A model offered on several platforms can stop on different days; ModelClock reads each notice from the provider's own documentation.