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Vertex AI jamba-1.5-mini model retirement

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Calls to the model jamba-1.5-mini on Vertex AI stopped working on February 27, 2026.


The error you get

What Vertex AI answers a call to jamba-1.5-mini once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:

HTTP 404
{"error":{"code":404,"message":"Publisher model `projects/{project}/locations/{region}/publishers/google/models/jamba-1.5-mini` was not found or your project does not have access to it. Ensure you are using a valid model name and that the model is available in the specified region.","status":"NOT_FOUND"}}

Facts

API
Vertex AI aiplatform.googleapis.com
Model
jamba-1.5-mini
Kind
Model retirement
Takes effect
February 27, 2026
Calls after that day
Fail
Source
Deprecations page
Last updated
Verified
, against Vertex AI's own pages

Questions

When does jamba-1.5-mini shut down?

Calls to the model jamba-1.5-mini on Vertex AI stopped working on February 27, 2026.

What happens to calls after February 27, 2026?

They have failed since February 27, 2026.

What error does jamba-1.5-mini return once it is shut down?

Vertex AI answers HTTP 404: "Publisher model `projects/{project}/locations/{region}/publishers/google/models/jamba-1.5-mini` was not found or your project does not have access to it. Ensure you are using a valid model name and that the model is available in the specified region.". Send another model to fix it.

How do I find the calls this hits in my code?

Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.


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