Google Launches AI Mode in India to Enable Complex, Multi-Modal Search

Google has introduced its experimental 'AI Mode' in India via Google Labs, allowing users to ask more complex, layered queries using text, voice, or images.

Google initially launched AI Mode as an experiment in the U.S. earlier this year and began rolling it out to users beyond Labs during Google I/O 2025.

Powered by a customised version of Gemini 2.5, AI Mode enhances traditional Search by breaking queries into subtopics and running multiple searches simultaneously—what Google calls “query fan-out."

"AI Mode is our most powerful AI search, with more advanced reasoning and multimodality, and the ability to go deeper through follow-up questions and helpful links to the web," Google said in a blog post.

AI mode supports follow-up questions and includes links to relevant web pages. It’s designed to tackle nuanced queries, such as identifying a plant from a photo and suggesting care tips.

Google says queries are already 2–3x longer than typical searches, showing user demand for deeper interactions. The system blends AI-generated responses with standard Google ranking signals and defaults to regular results if confidence is low.

With over 1.5 billion monthly users of AI Overviews, Google says AI Mode reflects growing global interest in generative AI for search. Indian users can access the feature in English by signing up via Google Labs.

Earlier this month, Google also expanded Gemini’s capabilities within Gmail by introducing automatic email summaries.

Initially requiring users to tap a “Summarise this email” button, the new update enables Gemini to display summaries at the top of messages where it detects usefulness—such as long threads or emails with multiple replies.

These summaries dynamically update as the conversation evolves.