Google AI Mode
Google Search that answers in full, with links, for free.
Best freeFree plan
- Best for
- Free everyday AI search
- On your PC
- No, online only
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android
- Made by
What’s good
- Free and built into the search engine you already use
- Fresh results from Google's own index
- Answers now include links to sources
Downsides
- Best model, Gemini 4 Argon, is for paying subscribers only
- Can sound sure while wrong, so check the links
At a glance.
- Best for
- Free everyday AI search
- Price
- Free plan, then $19.99/mo
- Version
- Gemini 4 Argon (AI Pro and Ultra)Released 2026-10-13
- Works on
- Web, iPhone, Android
- Open source
- No
- Made by
- Website
- google.com
How it ranks.
- LMArena Search, style control (Gemini 3.1 Pro grounding)#14 · 12072026-11-05
Can I run it myself?
No. It only runs online.
Your prompts and files go to the company’s servers. See the local options in this category for a private alternative.
Want it offline? The best local option for ai search is Vane (formerly Perplexica).