AI Mode in Google Search
AI Mode, a Gemini-based answer tab in Search, went to all US users at I/O 2025 after a March Labs experiment.
Uses query fan-out to split a question into many simultaneous searches, with a custom Gemini 2.5 model from May 2025; later added Deep Search, Search Live, agentic features and, from Gemini 3, day-one model access.
- Date
- Tuesday, 20 May 2025
- Lab
- Kind
- product
- Access
- app only
Figures
| Measure | Value | Measured by |
|---|---|---|
| AI Overviews reach | 1.5B+ users in 200 countries and territories as of I/O 2025; company figure | company |
AI Mode was announced as an experiment on 2025-03-05; this record uses the 2025-05-20 all-US launch date.
Sources
- blog.google/products/search/google-search-ai-mode-update/
- blog.google/products/search/ai-mode-search/
- blog.google/technology/ai/io-2025-keynote/
- blog.google/technology/ai/google-ai-updates-november-2025/
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