Everything you need to know from Google I/O 2025 | CediRates
From the opening AI-influenced intro video set to "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals to CEO Sundar Pichai's sign-off, Google I/O 2025 was packed with news and updates for the tech giant and its products. This year's Google I/O lasted nearly two hours, during which Google shared significant wins for its AI products, such as Gemini's achievements on the LMArena leaderboard. One remarkable feat was Gemini completing Pokémon Blue a few weeks ago.
Product Updates and Announcements
Aside from showcasing accomplishments, Google focused on upcoming product updates and new product announcements. The event covered consumer-facing product reveals and developer-oriented information, from the latest Gmail updates to the introduction of Google's powerful new chip, Ironwood, for Google Cloud customers later this year.
Let's delve into the key product updates and announcements from the two-hour event:
Google AI Ultra Plan Pricing
Google revealed subscription pricing for its Google AI Ultra plan, with the Ultra plan priced at $249.99 per month, offering access to its suite of products with premium rate limits.
New AI Mode Feature for Google Search
Google introduced the new AI Mode feature for Google Search, which enables users to conduct searches with longer, more complex queries. AI Mode utilizes a "query fan-out technique" to process search queries effectively. This feature is now available, with Personal Context in AI Mode set to launch later, offering personalized search suggestions based on users' past searches and contextual data.
Additional features like Deep Search and data visualization capabilities are expected to enhance the search experience, making it more interactive and informative.
AI Shopping Features
Google presented its Shopping Graph, comprising over 50 billion products globally, allowing users to describe products they seek, enabling Google to provide relevant options. The virtual try-on feature showcased in Google Labs offers users the ability to visualize themselves in different outfits and track price changes.
Android XR and Wearable Products
Google unveiled its post-Google Glass AR/VR plans, introducing wearable products leveraging its AR/VR operating system, Android XR. The announcement featured Project Moohan XR headset and Glasses with Android XR, emphasizing different use cases and stylish designs for smart glasses.
Gemini Updates
Google showcased its powerful AI model, Gemini, unveiling new versions like Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash. These models cater to diverse user needs, from sketch-to-application conversion to complex math and coding tasks. Gemini's integration with Google products and upcoming features like Deep Research and Gemini in Chrome promises enhanced user experiences.
Generative AI Innovations
Google introduced Imagen 4 for image generation, Veo 3 for video generation, and Lyria 2 for generative music, enhancing visual and auditory content creation. Gemini Canvas, a co-creation platform, was also launched to foster collaborative content creation.
Google Beam and Project Astra
Google rebranded Project Starline to Google Beam, focusing on immersive communication through real-time speech translation in Google Meet meetings. Project Astra's Gemini Live feature enables interactive AI experiences using mobile device capabilities, with plans to integrate live AI capabilities into Google Search and AI Mode.
Google's AI projects like Project Mariner aim to bring agentic AI capabilities to various platforms, offering multi-tasking and learning features for enhanced user interactions.
