Google CEO Sundar Pichai revealed on Wednesday that AI Mode in Search now has greater than 100 million month-to-month lively customers throughout the US and India. The knowledge was shared throughout the firm’s second quarterly earnings name with traders. The Mountain View-based tech large additionally highlighted that the opposite synthetic intelligence (AI) characteristic in Search, AI Overviews, now has greater than two billion month-to-month customers and is accessible in 40 languages throughout 200 international locations and territories. Individually, a report additionally claimed that the corporate has began rolling out Gemini 2.5 Professional and Deep Search in AI Mode to customers.

AI Mode in Search Reaches 100 Million MAUs

In a blog post, Pichai stated that the corporate’s newest AI-powered search expertise, AI Mode, has acquired constructive suggestions from customers. The Google CEO claimed that the characteristic was primarily getting used for longer and extra complicated search queries. Moreover, he highlighted that regardless of being obtainable in solely two international locations (India and the US), AI Mode has already registered 100 million month-to-month lively customers.

Notably, the characteristic was first rolled out within the US in Could, and was expanded to India in early July. This implies any Indian person who examined out the characteristic would contribute to the 100 million MAUs.

Pichai additionally stated that Google intends to enhance AI Mode by including new options shortly. The tech large has already introduced the mannequin picker characteristic and Deep Search. In accordance with a 9to5Google report, each of those have began rolling out to customers extensively. Nonetheless, Devices 360 employees members haven’t seen these options seem up to now.

First among the many new options is the addition of the Gemini 2.5 Professional AI mannequin, which customers can choose by tapping the dropdown menu subsequent to the “AI Mode” textual content within the interface. The brand new AI mannequin help will permit customers to ask questions on arithmetic, reasoning, and coding instantly in Search.

The second characteristic is Deep Search, which is construct on Gemini’s Dep Analysis. The brand new mode will let customers ask queries that is likely to be too complicated or area of interest for even AI Mode. Deep Search can then run a wider search to seek out related info.

In accordance with the report, Pichai was requested concerning the purpose for having each Gemini and AI Mode as separate merchandise, once they primarily carry out the identical perform. The Google CEO reportedly stated that whereas there’s a vital overlap, there are use instances that are distinctive to every product.

Pichai reportedly defined that AI Mode is primarily meant for queries which can be extra information-focused, whereas Gemini caters to these customers who require an assistant or a dialog. “And naturally, there will probably be areas which will probably be generally served by each functions, and over time, I feel we are able to make the expertise extra seamless for our customers,” the CEO was quoted as saying.