A New Era for AI Search

Google has further merged Search and AI Mode. It applied Gemini 3.5 Flash as AI Mode's new default model, and AI Mode surpassed 1 billion monthly users just one year after launch. Queries have more than doubled every quarter, hitting an all-time high last quarter.

The biggest change in 25 years is the search box. The new search box has been redesigned around AI, with the input area expanding depending on context and offering AI suggestions that go a step beyond autocomplete. It accepts text, images, files, videos, and even Chrome tabs as input, and is rolling out starting today in countries and languages where AI Mode is available.

Search now flows conversationally. You can ask a follow-up question directly from an AI Overview to move into AI Mode, carrying context and supporting links along with it. This flow is already available globally on both desktop and mobile.

Google is also introducing Search agents.

• Information agents track the web, news, blogs, and social posts, along with real-time financial, shopping, and sports data, in the background around the clock.
• When given detailed conditions, they gather up-to-date prices and availability for tasks like booking local experiences and services, and for some categories such as home repair, beauty, and pet care, Google will call the business directly on your behalf.
• Information agents will first roll out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers this summer.
• Agentic booking will expand across the entire US this summer.

Agentic coding powered by Antigravity and Gemini 3.5 Flash lets you instantly create interactive UIs, simulations, charts, tables, dashboards, and even mini apps within Search. Generative UI will be released for free this summer, with personalized experiences rolling out first to Pro and Ultra subscribers in the US in the coming months.

Finally, Personal Intelligence is expanding to nearly 200 countries/regions and 98 languages, and can be used without a subscription. It can connect to Gmail and Google Photos, with Google Calendar integration coming soon. Google says it designed the feature so users can choose and control whether to connect their accounts themselves.