Google expands AI Mode in Search to 35+ new languages and 40 new regions
Google has started rolling out its AI chatbot in Search — AI Mode — to 40 additional regions and added support for 35 more languages, including Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, German, Greek, French, Malay, Russian, Thai, and Vietnamese.
What’s new
- Expanded availability: 40 new regions.
- New languages: 35 additional languages supported.
- Improved understanding: Powered by Google’s custom Gemini model for better local-language nuance and multimodal prompts (including visuals).
Timeline: AI Mode was previewed in March, rolled out in the US in May, and has received further language support updates (e.g., Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese in September).
Why it matters
AI Mode can give quick, concise answers directly in Search — useful for fast queries and visual understanding. However, research indicates summaries may reduce clicks to original sites: a Pew Research Center study found users are less likely to click links and more likely to end a session after seeing an AI Mode summary.
Sources & further reading
- Google Search updates: Google Blog — Search
- Pew Research Center on search behavior and AI summaries: Pew Research Center
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