Google promised a lot at I/O 2026. Now they’re delivering. As of May 29, Gemini Spark is available for Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US — and it’s not your average chatbot.
What Makes Spark Different
The key difference from everything we’ve seen in chatbots so far: Spark runs on dedicated Google Cloud virtual machines. That means the agent keeps working when you close your browser. When you shut your laptop. When you sleep.
This is a fundamental paradigm shift. Until now, AI assistants have been reactive — you ask, they answer. Spark is proactive. You delegate a complex task, and Spark handles it in the background. For hours, if needed.
What Spark Can Do
Spark connects to Google Workspace (Gmail, Calendar, Drive), integrates with over 100 apps via connectors, and can even use websites where you’re logged in. The agent has its own remote browser and automatically saves relevant information for future tasks.
The Price Dropped
Here’s what’s interesting about the pricing: Google cut the Ultra price from $249.99 to $99.99 per month — a 60 percent reduction. That’s a clear signal. Google doesn’t want agent-based AI to be a luxury product. They want it in the mass market.
What This Means
With Gemini Spark, Google is entering territory that Anthropic is exploring with Claude Orbit and that OpenAI is targeting with Workspace Agents. The difference: Google has the infrastructure — Cloud, Workspace, Android — to seamlessly embed a 24/7 agent into the daily lives of hundreds of millions of users.
The question is no longer whether AI agents will take over our workdays. The question is whose agent it will be.
Sources: 9to5Google, TechCrunch, Google Blog