At its annual Google I/O developer conference in California, Google made it clear that AI is now central to everything it builds. From search and email to glasses and satellites, the company unveiled a sweeping range of AI-driven updates across its ecosystem, mainly driven by advancements in its Gemini model family.
Gemini Replaces Google Assistant, Powers Real-Time Interactions
The tech giant officially replaced the Google Assistant with Gemini 2.5, which now acts as the intelligence layer across productivity tools, cameras, and more. A standout feature, Gemini Live, combines the camera, voice, and web access to deliver real-time, contextual answers—an evolution of last year’s Project Astra.
Gmail also sees deeper integration, with Personalised Smart Replies allowing users to generate more natural responses. CEO Sundar Pichai said the feature even helps him respond to friends he might otherwise ignore, calling it “a way to be a better friend.”
New AI Plans and Developer Tools
Google rebranded its AI subscriptions. The $20/month AI Premium plan is now AI Pro, while a new top-tier AI Ultra plan launches at $250/month, exceeding OpenAI’s $200 ChatGPT Pro offering.
Under the hood, Gemini 2.5 Pro now leads in benchmarks like WebDev Arena and LMArena. The model has been enhanced with LearnLM for education-focused use cases and a new Deep Think experimental mode that enables advanced reasoning on complex tasks such as USAMO and MMMU.
For developers, Google added thought summaries for easier debugging, thinking budgets to balance latency and cost, and new SDK support for open-source agent frameworks via MCP.
Google introduced Gemma 3n, a mobile-first model optimised for phones, tablets, and laptops, developed in collaboration with Qualcomm and Samsung. Available now in early preview, it will soon integrate with Gemini Nano across Android and Chrome.
AI Tools That Code, Design, and Animate
A new coding agent named Jules can transform rough sketches into code or designs, expanding Google’s AI-for-coding capabilities beyond what OpenAI’s Codex or Cognition’s Devin currently offer.
In creative tools, Imagen 4 enables photorealistic image generation, while Flow lets users type in scenes and characters to create AI-generated video clips. Meanwhile, Veo 3 adds realism and physics-aware animation to AI videos.
AI Search and AR Wearables
Search now features an AI Mode tab—essentially a chatbot embedded in search—to assist with complex queries. Google is also working on mixed-reality glasses under the Android XR umbrella, showing off floating text, AR maps, and translations during I/O. It has partnered with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, while Samsung’s Project Moohan headset is slated for release later this year.
AI for the Real World
Pichai closed the event with two real-world AI initiatives. Fire Sat, an upcoming satellite network, will help detect wildfires early. Wing, Google’s drone delivery service, was used to deliver supplies during Hurricane Helen and continues to expand its capabilities.
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