The world’s largest email service just initiated step one in a larger plan to secure Google as your favorite AI platform.
The aim is to transform Gmail from a traditional inbox into what Google describes as a “personal, proactive inbox assistant.”
Google just removed the paywall on Gmail’s premium AI tools, giving you Help Me Write, AI Overviews, and Suggested Replies for free.
Google has announced a major update for Gmail powered by Gemini 3 models, introducing AI Overviews for summarizing email threads and more.
Under the shift, which Google said would eventually be rolled out to all users, old addresses would remain active. Messages and services would not be lost.