Google Search can now keep watch on the web for you. The company is rolling out information agents in AI Mode, a feature that monitors topics around the clock and pings you when something changes. As a result, you no longer have to run the same search over and over. Instead, the agent does it in the background and reports back.
The rollout started on June 12. For now, it is limited to Google AI Ultra subscribers across all AI Mode languages and markets. However, Google says it will expand to AI Pro subscribers later this summer. The feature first appeared at Google I/O 2026 about three weeks earlier.
How Information Agents Work
Setting one up is simple. In AI Mode, you just describe what you want to track. For example, you can say “keep me updated on” a topic or “alert me when” something happens. After that, the agent scans the web on your behalf. It looks across blogs, news sites, and social posts, plus real-time finance, shopping, and sports data. Then it sends a synthesized update with links the moment new information lands.
The use cases are broad. You could track flight prices, follow a developing news story, or watch job and housing listings. You might also monitor a product launch or a favorite athlete’s next sneaker drop. In each case, the agent notifies you instead of making you check manually. You can also manage and adjust active agents through your AI Mode history.
An Early Step Toward Search Agents
Robby Stein, Google’s vice president of product for Search, announced the wider availability on X. He framed it as the first group to try agents in Search, with more people to follow this summer.
There is a clear catch, though. At $99.99 a month, AI Ultra is a steep ask for a single feature. Still, the planned expansion to AI Pro should bring information agents to a far wider audience. It also fits Google’s broader push to make Search more proactive, much like its recent Google AI Plus price cut aimed at pulling more users into its AI tiers.
