Google Search Adds AI Mode in India with Voice, Image and Multimodal Support

Highlights

• Google Search’s new AI Mode in India is built on Gemini 2.5.
• It delivers detailed, conversational answers with follow-up support, ideal for complex tasks like trip planning and comparisons.
• It allows queries via text, voice, or image, leveraging the popularity of Google Lens and voice search in the region.

Caption – Google Search introduced a new AI Mode for Indian users. (Image credit – Google)

Google has rolled out its most advanced AI-powered search called AI Mode for users in India. The feature is now available in English as an experimental offering via Google Labs. Here’s everything you need to know about Google Search’s AI Mode.

What is Google Search AI Mode?

AI Mode is built on a custom version of Gemini 2.5 and is designed to handle more complex and layered questions. Unlike traditional search, it gives detailed AI-generated answers, complete with relevant web links and the option to ask follow-up questions.

After a successful run in the United States, where Google says people began asking queries “2–3 times longer than traditional searches,” the company is bringing this next-gen search experience to India.

AI Mode is perfect for tasks like trip planning, product comparisons and step-by-step guides. These are tasks that usually require several separate searches, but AI Mode can handle them all at once.

Built for India – Voice and Visual Input

Google has recognised that users in India love using voice and visual search. More people in India use Google Lens than anywhere else. That’s why AI Mode lets you type your query, use voice command or even upload an image to ask a question.

How Does It Work?

AI Mode breaks the user’s questions into parts and runs multiple searches at once using a method called “query fan-out.” This helps it dig up hyper-relevant content from the web. It also pulls in real-time info from places like the Knowledge Graph and shopping data across billions of products.

To try the new AI Mode in Google Search, you will have to open “labs.google.com”. Then, find and turn on the experiment named “AI Mode.” After this, you will be able to try the feature by clicking on the “Try AI Mode” button.

You can also access AI Mode by clicking on the “AI Mode” tab at the top of the Google search results.

Builds on AI Overviews

AI Mode builds on the success of AI Overviews, which now reaches 1.5 billion people each month. Google says the feature has led to more than 10% usage growth in big markets like India and the US.

While introducing all these upgrades, Google says the goal remains the same and that is helping users discover great web content. AI Mode keeps quality in check using its usual ranking systems and new ways to ensure factual accuracy.

FAQs

Q1. What is Google Search AI Mode and how is it different from traditional search?

Answer. AI Mode is built on a custom version of Gemini 2.5 and is designed to handle more complex and layered questions. It gives detailed AI-generated answers, includes relevant web links, and allows follow-up questions.

Q2. How does AI Mode support multimodal input for Indian users?

Answer. AI Mode lets users type queries, use voice commands, or upload images to ask questions, catering to India’s high usage of voice and visual search, especially Google Lens.

Q3. How can users in India access AI Mode in Google Search?

Answer. To try AI Mode, users can visit [labs.google.com]), enable the “AI Mode” experiment, and then click the “Try AI Mode” button or use the “AI Mode” tab in search results.

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