Overview
- Google's AI Mode now supports multimodal search, allowing users to upload or capture images and ask detailed questions about their content.
- The feature combines Gemini AI and Google Lens to analyze entire scenes and individual objects, providing nuanced, contextually relevant answers.
- A new 'query fan-out' technique enables AI Mode to issue multiple sub-queries about images, enhancing the depth and breadth of information retrieved.
- Previously available only to Google One AI Premium subscribers, AI Mode has been expanded to millions of Labs users in the U.S. as of April 7, 2025.
- The update positions Google to compete with AI search platforms like ChatGPT Search and Perplexity AI by offering advanced visual and conversational search capabilities.