Vertex AI

Google, OpenAI, Azure, Snowflake retire hosted models in mid-October
Google retires 16 open-model endpoints off Vertex on Oct 21 and OpenAI shuts 12 legacy GPT snapshots Oct 23; Azure and Snowflake cull models the same week.
DeAI Newsroom · 5 Oct 2026 · 6 min
Does Google Gemini Train on Your Data? What the Policy Says (2026)
Yes on free consumer Gemini — Google says chats may be reviewed and used to improve products; no on paid API and enterprise tiers. One setting controls it.
DeAI Newsroom · 24 Aug 2026 · 9 min

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Google, OpenAI, Azure, Snowflake retire hosted models in mid-October

Does Google Gemini Train on Your Data? What the Policy Says (2026)