Gmail’s Gemini-powered inbox answers are rolling out widely, but you still need to pay up

Gmail's new AI-powered inbox feature, Gemini, is now being rolled out to users worldwide, allowing them to ask natural language questions and search through their emails more efficiently. Initially introduced in the United States in May, the feature aims to save users time by eliminating the need to manually sift through their emails. However, it requires a Google AI subscription or a Workspace account to utilize.

In January, Google announced AI features for Gmail, initially available to its highest-tier paying users. Since then, the company has gradually extended these features to a larger user base. While AI Summaries for individual emails are accessible to all paying and non-paying users, AI Inbox and the ability to search for specific information are currently limited to Google AI subscribers in the US.

Google has now expanded this functionality, announcing that the ability to search through AI Overviews in Gmail is available globally. This feature enables users to ask specific questions using natural language or keyword queries by typing them directly into the Gmail search bar. The key difference lies in the source of information; instead of scouring the entire web, Gmail's AI Overviews search functionality relies solely on the user's emails for answers.