Google Launches AI Mode for Search in India
On June 24, 2025, Google brought its powerful AI Mode to India via Search Labs, following successful testing in the U.S. This marks the first international expansion of the feature, which brings advanced, conversational AI capabilities directly into Google Search.
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- The Economic Times
AI Mode is powered by Google’s custom Gemini 2.5 model and uses a “query fan-out” technique—breaking multi-part questions into subtopics and simultaneously pulling from diverse sources like the Knowledge Graph, real-time web data, and product listings to deliver comprehensive responses.
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- Indiatimes
Users can now interact using text, voice, or images via Google Lens, and ask follow-up questions to refine results—making search more intuitive and powerful.
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- Navbharat Times
- 9to5Google
Following positive feedback during its early rollout, the feature was made fully available to all users in India without requiring Search Labs sign-up, appearing as a new AI Mode tab in both Search and the Google app.
blog.google
The Times of India
Search Engine Roundtable
India is now the first international market to receive AI Mode fully, highlighting its significance as a digital-first testing ground.
The Times of India
The Economic Times
