Google AI Products: Complete Ecosystem from Search to AI Innovation

Google Search: AI-Powered Intelligent Search Engine

Google Search is the world's most widely used search engine, processing billions of search queries daily. In 2026, Google Search received a major upgrade, comprehensively integrating AI technology, transitioning from traditional link aggregation to intelligent answer generation, achieving a "search as answer" experience.

AI Mode: Experimental Advanced Search

Google Search's AI Mode is an experimental feature based on the Gemini 3 Pro model, providing more advanced reasoning and multimodal capabilities for complex, multi-part questions. AI Mode provides dynamic visual layouts, interactive tools, and simulations tailored to specific queries, making search experiences more intuitive and efficient.

AI Overviews: Intelligent Summaries

AI Overviews are used by over a billion people and have been upgraded to Gemini 2.0, capable of handling harder questions including coding, advanced math, and multimodal queries. AI Overviews provide intelligent summaries at the top of search results, helping users quickly understand complex topics while displaying more source links, ensuring information authority and transparency.

Search Generative Experience (SGE)

SGE is the core of Google's Search Generative Experience, available through Search Labs in seven languages. SGE uses Gemini models to significantly reduce latency by 40% and displays more source links, addressing publisher traffic concerns. Google CEO Sundar Pichai stated that SGE is still in its "earliest days" and Google feels "very good" about its progress.

Nano Banana Image Editing Integration

Google Search integrates the Nano Banana image generation model, allowing users to edit images directly in search results through Lens's Create mode. This feature makes search not just information retrieval but also a creative tool.

Chrome Browser: AI-Enhanced Browsing Experience

Chrome browser is undergoing its biggest upgrade ever, with comprehensive AI integration. In 2026, Chrome introduced multiple AI-enhanced features, making browsing experiences more intelligent and efficient.

Gemini Side Panel in Chrome

Chrome integrates Gemini AI assistant as a side panel, supporting multitasking assistance. Users can seamlessly switch between different tabs, compare options, summarize reviews, and manage calendars without interrupting the browsing flow. The Gemini side panel keeps the AI assistant always available, providing contextually relevant intelligent help anytime.

Agentic Browsing Capabilities

Chrome provides agentic features for AI Pro and Ultra users, supporting auto-browse functionality that can autonomously complete tasks. AI agents can understand user intent and automatically execute operations with user authorization, such as booking appointments, filling forms, and finding information, significantly improving browsing efficiency.

Connected Apps Integration

Chrome supports Connected Apps integration, seamlessly connecting with Gmail, Calendar, YouTube, Maps, Google Shopping, and Google Flights. Users can directly access these services while browsing web pages, and the AI assistant can provide intelligent suggestions and operations across applications.

Nano Banana Image Transformation

Chrome integrates Nano Banana, supporting instant image transformation. Users can directly edit and transform images during browsing without leaving the current page, making creative work more fluid.

Google AI Models: Gemini Series

Gemini is Google's multimodal AI large model series, representing Google's latest achievements in the AI field. The Gemini series includes multiple versions, from the lightweight Gemini Nano to the powerful Gemini Ultra, meeting different scenario needs. In addition to multimodal understanding capabilities for text, images, speech, and video, the Gemini series also includes specialized video generation model Veo and image generation model Nano Banana.

Gemini 3: State-of-the-Art AI Model

Gemini 3 is Google's latest AI model with state-of-the-art reasoning capabilities, deep multimodal understanding, and intelligent agent functions. Gemini 3 includes Deep Think mode (Ultra subscribers) specifically for tackling complex problems. The model has been integrated into Google Search, Chrome, and multiple Google products, providing powerful AI capabilities to Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Gemini 2.0: Multimodal Capability Upgrade

Gemini 2.0 Flash is available for developers, featuring improved reasoning, multimodality, and coding capabilities. Gemini 2.0 has been integrated into AI Overviews, significantly improving the quality and accuracy of search summaries.

Gemini App: Multi-Platform AI Assistant

Gemini App is available on mobile and web, with over 650 million monthly active users, providing multimodal conversations with text, images, and voice. Gemini Agent functionality supports multi-step task completion, providing visually immersive responses. Gemini App is the unified entry point for Google AI capabilities, allowing users to access AI assistants anytime, anywhere.

Gemini's Wide Integration

Gemini is being integrated into Apple's upcoming Siri update, reaching billions of devices. Additionally, Gemini is integrated into Google Workspace, Android system, Pixel devices, Google Photos, Google Maps, and many other products, forming a complete AI ecosystem. Gemini's multimodal capabilities enable it to process various types of inputs, from text to images, from speech to video, providing a unified AI experience.

Gemini Model Series

The Gemini series includes multiple versions: Gemini Nano is a lightweight model for mobile devices; Gemini Pro is the standard version, balancing performance and efficiency; Gemini Ultra is the most powerful version, providing state-of-the-art AI capabilities. Each version is optimized for different scenarios, ensuring users can choose the most suitable model based on their needs.

Veo: Video Generation Model

Veo 3.1 is Google's advanced video generation model, available through Gemini API, Google AI Studio, and Vertex AI. Veo 3.1 can generate high-fidelity 8-second videos with native audio and provides multiple creative features including text-to-video, image-to-video, and frame-specific generation.

Veo is a mature, production-ready product rather than an experimental tool. Since its launch in May 2025, Veo has created over 70 million videos, including over 6 million from enterprise customers on Vertex AI. Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast are now generally available on Vertex AI, providing powerful video generation capabilities for developers and enterprises.

Veo is also integrated into Google Labs' Flow platform, providing advanced video storytelling features, allowing users to create high-quality video content through text descriptions.

Nano Banana: Image Generation & Editing Model

Nano Banana is Gemini's image generation and editing model, available through Gemini API and Gemini App. Nano Banana includes two versions: Nano Banana (Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model) is designed for speed and efficiency, suitable for high-volume, low-latency tasks; Nano Banana Pro (Gemini 3 Pro Image Preview model) is designed for professional asset production with advanced reasoning capabilities.

Nano Banana supports multiple features: generating images from text descriptions, editing existing images by drawing or describing desired changes, maintaining consistency of people or pets across multiple edits, blending multiple photos, changing image styles, lighting, camera angles, and composition, applying styles from reference photos to other images, and generating images with rendered text.

Nano Banana has been widely integrated into multiple Google products, including Google Search (through Lens's Create mode), Google Photos (image transformation tools), Google Slides and Google Vids (Workspace integration), Gemini App (image generation and editing), Chrome (instant image transformation), and developer platforms such as Vertex AI Studio and Colab Enterprise. All generated images include SynthID watermarks.

NotebookLM: AI Research Assistant

NotebookLM is Google's AI-driven research assistant, originally launched as an experimental product "Project Tailwind" from Google Labs in 2023, and has now evolved into a core Google service. As of February 2025, NotebookLM and NotebookLM Plus are officially available as Google Workspace core services with enterprise-grade data protection.

Core Features & Capabilities

NotebookLM helps users organize, analyze, and understand large amounts of documents. Users can upload PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, Google Docs, and other sources. AI automatically analyzes content and generates summaries, answers questions, and provides insights. NotebookLM uses Google's language models (now Gemini 2.0 Flash), and users can create multiple notebooks, each focusing on a specific topic or project.

Interactive Audio Overviews

NotebookLM's latest updates include interactive Audio Overviews, where users can directly interact with AI hosts through voice conversations to get document summaries and key information. Video Overviews now support six visual styles: Watercolor, Papercraft, Anime, Whiteboard, Retro Print, and Heritage, with "Explainer" (comprehensive) and "Brief" (bite-sized) format options.

NotebookLM Plus Premium Version

NotebookLM Plus is a subscription version for power users and enterprises, providing higher usage limits and enhanced features. This version is suitable for professional users who need to process large amounts of documents, conduct in-depth research, or collaborate in teams. As a Google Workspace core service, NotebookLM Plus provides enterprise-grade data protection and security features.

Nano Banana Integration

NotebookLM integrates Nano Banana, capable of generating contextually relevant illustrations based on uploaded source files, making research documents more vivid and intuitive. This feature demonstrates the deep integration and synergy between Google products.

NotebookLM is accessible at notebooklm.google.com, offering both a free version and a premium subscription version NotebookLM Plus.

DeepMind: Breakthrough AI Research

DeepMind is Google's AI research division, focusing on solving major challenges in the AI field. DeepMind has achieved breakthrough results in reinforcement learning, protein folding, game AI, and other areas, advancing AI technology development and providing strong technical support for Google's products.

AlphaFold: Protein Structure Prediction Revolution

AlphaFold is DeepMind's protein structure prediction system, capable of accurately predicting protein three-dimensional structures. This breakthrough technology has had a profound impact on biology, medicine, and drug development, helping scientists understand protein functions and design new drugs. AlphaFold's achievements demonstrate the enormous potential of AI in scientific discovery.

Game AI & Reinforcement Learning

DeepMind has achieved multiple breakthroughs in game AI, including AlphaGo defeating world Go champions, AlphaStar reaching master level in StarCraft II, and AlphaZero mastering multiple board games through self-play. These achievements demonstrate the powerful capabilities of reinforcement learning in complex decision-making problems, laying the foundation for AI applications in the real world.

Cutting-Edge Research Projects

DeepMind is advancing multiple cutting-edge research projects: Project Astra is a universal AI assistant project aimed at building AI systems that can understand and manipulate the physical world; Project Mariner is a Chrome automation prototype exploring AI applications in browser automation; Jules is an AI code agent helping developers write code more efficiently. These projects represent DeepMind's exploration of future AI development.

DeepMind Research Directions

DeepMind's research covers multiple areas: Scientific Discovery, using AI to accelerate scientific research and discovery; Robotics, developing AI systems that can understand and manipulate the physical world; AI Safety, ensuring AI system safety and reliability; General Artificial Intelligence, exploring building AI systems capable of solving multiple tasks. DeepMind's research results not only advance AI technology but also provide strong technical support for Google's products.

Google Labs: AI Experimental Platform

Google Labs is Google's AI innovation experimental platform. Since its launch in 2023, it has become the world's most influential AI experimental ecosystem. Labs adopts an experimental philosophy of "rapid iteration, user-driven, open collaboration," allowing cutting-edge AI technology to reach users early in the form of experimental tools. Google Labs not only includes experimental tools but also builds a complete community ecosystem, allowing users to participate in AI innovation exploration.

Creative & Content Generation Tools

Google Labs has launched multiple creative tools: Pomelli is an AI marketing content generation tool that automatically generates high-quality marketing copy based on brand positioning; Mixboard is an AI creative concept board that generates and edits visual ideas through natural language instructions; AISOMA is an AI dance choreography tool developed in collaboration with renowned choreographer Wayne McGregor; Opal allows users to describe requirements in natural language, and AI automatically builds functional mini-apps.

Productivity & Office Assistants

Labs' productivity tools include: CC is an AI assistant in Gmail, providing personalized email summaries and task assistance; Disco is an AI web feature testing platform that allows users to remix browser tabs into custom applications, featuring GenTabs functionality based on Gemini 3; Project Genie is an experimental prototype that lets users create and explore infinitely diverse worlds.

Learning & Entertainment Tools

Labs has also launched learning and entertainment tools: Learn Your Way transforms learning content into dynamic personalized learning experiences; Say What You See trains users to improve image reading and description abilities through AI; Doppl allows users to virtually try on clothing and explore personal styles; Food Mood is an AI generator that provides fusion recipe ideas based on mood and ingredients; Talking Tours provides AI audio tours in Google Street View.

Flow Platform: Video Creation Tool

Flow is Google Labs' video creation platform, integrating Veo 3.1 to provide advanced video storytelling features. Flow allows users to create high-quality video content through text descriptions, demonstrating how Google Labs integrates mature AI products (such as Veo) into experimental platforms, providing users with innovative creative experiences.

Lab Sessions: Creative Collaboration Series

Google Labs' Lab Sessions series documents deep collaborations with creative people, showcasing how AI empowers traditional art forms. Representative collaborations include working with Grammy-winning composer Shankar Mahadevan to improve music creation tools, with musician Jacob Collier to develop generative music DJ tools, and with NYU professor Daniel Shiffman to develop creative coding learning AI assistants.

Community & Open Ecosystem

Google Labs has built a complete community ecosystem, including active Discord servers, Trusted Tester programs, and community galleries. Users are not just tool consumers but contributors and explorers of AI innovation. Labs redefines the relationship between humans and AI through open, collaborative approaches, promoting AI democratization and social innovation. Tools are organized by category (Create, Develop, Explore, Learn, Play), and users can join the Trusted Tester program or participate in the Discord community.

Enterprise AI Solutions

Google not only provides AI products for consumers but also offers complete AI solutions for enterprises. Google Cloud's AI platforms and services enable enterprises to build, deploy, and manage AI applications, driving digital transformation.

Vertex AI: Unified ML Development Platform

Vertex AI is Google Cloud's comprehensive ML development platform, providing a one-stop solution for developing, tuning, and deploying models. Vertex AI provides over 200 first-party and third-party models accessible through Model Garden, plus specialized APIs for natural language, speech, vision, video, and translation. Vector embeddings and search capabilities are built into databases like BigQuery and AlloyDB. Vertex AI also provides Veo 3 and Veo 3 Fast, as well as image generation models like Nano Banana.

Gemini Enterprise: Enterprise AI Platform

Gemini Enterprise is a secure enterprise AI platform for managing and deploying AI agents within organizations. Gemini Enterprise provides advanced security features, enterprise-level support, and customized deployment options, ensuring the security and reliability of enterprise AI applications.

Vertex AI Agent Builder: Multi-Agent Systems

Vertex AI Agent Builder provides tools for building multi-agent systems, including Agent Development Kit (ADK) for development, Agent Garden providing pre-built samples, and Agent Engine for deployment. These tools enable enterprises to quickly build and deploy complex AI agent systems.

Google AI Studio: Developer Platform

Google AI Studio provides developers with a platform to access Gemini models, supporting rapid prototyping and API integration. AI Studio provides an intuitive interface and rich documentation, enabling developers to easily integrate Google AI capabilities into their applications. AI Studio also provides access to models like Veo 3.1 and Nano Banana.

Conclusion

Through its complete AI product ecosystem, Google is comprehensively reshaping digital experiences. From Google Search's AI Mode and AI Overviews to Chrome's Gemini integration and agentic browsing, from Gemini large model series (including Veo video generation and Nano Banana image generation) to NotebookLM research assistant, from DeepMind's breakthrough research to Google Labs' experimental tools, from enterprise AI solutions to developer platforms, Google is deeply integrating AI technology into every product.

These products not only each possess powerful AI capabilities but also form a complete ecosystem of mutual synergy. Gemini models provide AI capability support for Search, Chrome, NotebookLM, and enterprise solutions. Veo and Nano Banana, as specialized models in the Gemini series, provide video and image generation capabilities. DeepMind's research results drive technological progress in Google products. Google Labs' experimental tools explore future possibilities of AI. Enterprise AI platforms enable organizations to build their own AI applications. This comprehensive AI innovation keeps Google at the forefront in the AI era, providing users and enterprises with more intelligent, efficient, and personalized digital experiences.

As AI technology continues to develop, Google will continue to promote AI democratization through product innovation, allowing more people and enterprises to enjoy the convenience and value brought by AI. Whether searching for information, browsing the web, conducting research, creating content, or building enterprise applications, Google's AI products are helping users complete various tasks more efficiently, opening a new chapter in digital life.