Google has announced a major expansion of its AI-powered Search experience at Google I/O 2026, introducing new AI agents, conversational capabilities, multimodal search and an upgraded AI-driven Search box.
The company said AI Mode has now surpassed one billion monthly users globally, with queries more than doubling every quarter since launch. Google also revealed that overall Search queries reached an all-time high in the last quarter.
As part of the update, Google is rolling out Gemini 3.5 Flash as the default model powering AI Mode worldwide. The company described the new Search interface as the “biggest upgrade” to the Search box in more than 25 years.
The redesigned Search experience will support multimodal inputs including text, images, files, videos and Chrome tabs, while also offering AI-powered suggestions to help users frame complex queries. Google said users will continue to receive traditional web links and supporting articles alongside AI-generated responses.
Google also introduced “Search agents,” AI-powered assistants capable of continuously monitoring information across the web and surfacing updates based on user prompts. The company said the feature could help users track apartment listings, sports merchandise launches and other evolving information in real time. Information agents will first roll out to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers this summer.
The company additionally announced expanded “agentic booking” capabilities in Search, allowing users to find and compare local services and experiences using conversational prompts. In select categories, users will also be able to ask Google to contact businesses on their behalf.
Google is also bringing agentic coding capabilities into Search through Gemini 3.5 Flash and Google Antigravity, enabling Search to generate interactive visuals, simulations, dashboards and mini-app style experiences dynamically in response to queries.
The company further expanded “Personal Intelligence” in AI Mode to users in nearly 200 countries and territories across 98 languages. The feature allows users to optionally connect services such as Gmail and Google Photos to personalise Search experiences.
