Google Gemini 3 Pro and Nano Banana Land in Search AI Mode

Google announced its latest AI models, Gemini 3 Pro and the image model Nano Banana, are officially integrated into the AI mode of its search functionality. Users can access these models through a dropdown menu, but they are exclusively available to AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. For free-tier users, Gemini 3 Flash will also be provided, supporting customizable reasoning models to optimize output quality, albeit with slightly slower speeds. Google emphasizes that the new Gemini 3 Flash model outperforms the previous generation 2.5 Pro version, delivering faster responses and higher accuracy. This update marks Google’s further advancement in the AI search domain, bringing users a smarter search experience, while the subscription tier design also reflects its commercialization strategy.