Google has launched AI Mode in India, a major step in making search smarter, faster, and more intuitive. This new AI-powered feature helps you get rich, detailed answers to even your most complex questions, right within Google Search.

What Is AI Mode?

AI Mode is Google’s most advanced search experience yet. It uses a powerful custom version of Gemini 2.5, allowing you to ask longer and more detailed questions — and get better answers. Whether you're comparing gadgets, planning a family trip, or just asking “how-tos,” AI Mode gives thoughtful, step-by-step responses.

For example,

My kids are 4 and 7 and full of energy. Suggest fun ways to keep them active indoors without expensive toys.

AI Mode will break it down, search deeply across the web, and return creative ideas, useful links, and more.

How does it work?

AI Mode breaks down your question into smaller subtopics behind the scenes. Then it performs multiple searches at once to give you the most relevant answers from across the web. You can even ask follow-up questions to dig deeper, just like having a conversation.

Ask with Voice or Images

In India, people love using voice and image search, and Google knows it. That’s why AI Mode supports multimodal input. You can,

• Speak your question using the mic icon.
• Take or upload a photo, then ask a question about it.

Example: Snap a pic of a plant and ask, “What is this plant, and how do I take care of it?”

AI Mode will identify the plant, give care tips, and let you ask follow-up questions like where to place it in your home.

Built for India, Built for the Future

AI Mode is launching in English as an experiment in Google Labs. This helps Google gather feedback, improve the experience, and adapt it for local needs. India is the first country outside the U.S. to get this feature, showing just how important the market is for Google.

Why It Matters?

Google’s AI Overviews already help 1.5 billion users every month. In markets like the U.S. and India, they’ve led to over a 10% increase in searches. Now, AI Mode takes this even further by handling more complex, layered questions with deeper understanding.

Discover More of the Web

Even as AI Mode gives answers, it stays true to Google’s mission: helping people find great content on the web. If it doesn’t have high confidence in an AI answer, you’ll still see traditional search results, ensuring accuracy and transparency.

Final Thought

AI Mode is Google’s vision of the future of search — conversational, multimodal, and deeply helpful. Available now in India through Labs, it’s your chance to try the next big thing in Search and help shape it with your feedback.