MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.: Google has started rolling out Information Agents in AI Mode for AI Ultra subscribers, fulfilling the promise it made at Google I/O 2026 just a month ago.
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Google has launched information agents for AI Ultra subscribers, enabling continuous background monitoring of web content, finance, and shopping data. Users activate these agents through specific prompts to receive synthesized updates on complex queries. This feature marks Google’s transition from a reactive search model to proactive AI.
These agents offer more frequent updates than existing Gemini scheduled actions or fixed intervals. While currently limited to AI Ultra tiers, the feature will expand to AI Pro subscribers later this summer. This launch is the first step in a broader framework for persistent, automated search tasks.
The feature works silently in the background around the clock, continuously scanning blogs, news websites, social media posts and other web content on behalf of the user. It also keeps a constant eye on real-time updates across finance, shopping and sports, so users always have the latest information without having to search for it manually.
The rollout marks a significant step forward in Google’s vision of turning Search from a tool you use into an assistant that works for you automatically.
Users trigger an agent by including “keep me updated on” or “alert me when” in any AI Mode prompt. The agent then watches the web for changes related to that specific question. Notifications arrive as synthesized updates with options to take immediate action on findings.
One Google example involves listing apartment requirements and receiving alerts for new matching listings. Another tracks favorite athletes for sneaker collaborations and signature shoe drops. The system handles open-ended queries that traditional search cannot answer in one shot.
Information agents represent the first of several Search agent types Google plans to roll out. Future agents will handle additional task categories beyond information monitoring alone. The broader Search agents framework anchors Google’s pivot from reactive search to proactive AI.
The feature beats comparable products from Google’s own AI lineup on immediacy. Gemini app’s Scheduled actions check at most once a day for updates. Gemini Spark runs at fixed 15-minute intervals across user-defined tasks instead.
AI Mode crossed one billion monthly users earlier this year following its initial launch. Queries doubled every quarter since the debut, driving Search to record query volumes. Information agents now extend the platform from one-shot queries into persistent background work.
The feature reaches all AI Mode languages and markets at launch for paying users. AI Ultra costs $99.99 or $199.99 per month depending on the tier selected. Google AI Pro subscribers gain access to Search agents later this summer at no additional charge.
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