Search Gets Smarter: Google Launches ‘AI Mode’ in India

Google just introduced AI Mode, its most potent search function to date, to Indian users.

This experimental tool, which will be available in English through Search Labs starting from 24 June, is reportedly meant for individuals who want better responses to more complicated questions, such as how to keep two hyper youngsters entertained indoors, compare devices, or plan a trip.

Supported by Gemini 2.5 and integrated into Search, AI Mode combines Google's search infrastructure with sophisticated AI reasoning to split down user searches into subtopics and delve deeper into the web.

Adding more Fun to Google Search

According to Google, early adopters are already utilising AI Mode for things like product comparisons and travel planning, and their enquiries are two to three times longer than standard search queries.

It's not limited to written searches either. Because AI Mode is multimodal, users can ask questions by speaking or even by taking a picture. In India, where more people use Google Lens than elsewhere in the world, that is really helpful.

If a user has an unfamiliar plant? AI Mode will identify the species and provide information on how to maintain it, including where to put it in his house. All he needs to do is to click a picture of the plant and upload the same by adding a question – how to take care?

The user can express exactly what he wants, with all its details, and access the appropriate web content in a variety of formats by using AI Mode. This helps expand the types of enquiries individuals can ask, generating additional potential for content discovery.

Users Already Enjoying the Latest Features

Google reports that early adopters of the tool, which has previously been tested in the US, are asking far longer enquiries than they typically do, indicating a noticeable change in the way people choose to search.

They are posing well-thought-out, real-world queries and anticipating intelligent responses rather than merely inputting brief keywords and assembling the answers themselves.

Even though it's still in the experimental stage, this function feels familiar because it's integrated into Google Search. The system will just provide conventional search results if it is unsure of its AI response.

 According to Google, the purpose of this India launch is to identify what works and what doesn't, then use user feedback to improve the function. Google claims that AI Mode goes beyond AI Overviews, which has more than 1.5 billion users worldwide, by offering deeper reasoning and real-time content discovery.

Users participating in Search Labs can now access AI Mode on iOS and Android devices through the Google app. This is the ideal moment to try searching in a more organic manner or to ask a challenging question.