Get an AI Overview in Gmail search

Important: This feature is gradually rolling out to Gmail and may not be available to you yet.

In the Gmail search bar, you can ask natural language questions or key phrases to quickly find information within your inbox, such as "When is my flight to Hawaii?" or "Find the latest Cymbal Team Meeting notes." Based on your emails, Gmail then generates an AI Overview that can:

Give you the key fact or summarize information directly above your search results.
Synthesize information scattered across multiple emails to provide a complete answer.
Save you time, so you don't have to open and read through individual messages.

What you need

Important: This feature is only available in the US and in English.

For personal Google Accounts: You need one of these eligible Google AI plans:
- Google AI Pro
- Google AI Ultra
For work or school accounts: You need an eligible Google Workspace plan with access to Gemini Alpha.
- If you use a work or school account, your admin controls access to Gemini Alpha.
- If you can't find AI Overview, your admin may not have Alpha features enabled for your organization.

Additional requirements

Turn on smart features in your account.
On your computer, use Gmail in a web browser.

Get an AI Overview of your search results

Important: If you use search operators, like is:unread or from:, you don’t get an AI Overview. Learn how to refine searches in Gmail.

On your computer, open Gmail.
In the search box at the top, enter a natural language question or a key phrase.
On your keyboard, press Enter.

Things to try

Search objective	Example
Get answers	"When is the next meeting with my manager?" "Did the customer reply about the commercial sale?" "When is my next appointment?" "What is the check-in code for my rental?"
Summarize information	"Summarize my upcoming trip." "Summarize updates for the upcoming launch." "Get outstanding invoices from emails with vendors."
Extract specific details	"Show me my concert tickets." "Track my latest return." "Confirmation number for my flight tomorrow." "Tracking number for the laptop shipment."

Learn how AI Overview in Gmail search answers your questions

When you search, Gmail first finds the most relevant emails. An AI Overview is then generated using the information from those emails to provide a direct summary or answer to your question. It leverages your email content to save you time, and eliminates the need to review individual messages.
To send feedback about an AI Overview, select Good suggestion or Bad suggestion next to the overview.
Your emails are protected by the same security and privacy commitments as the rest of Gmail. To control the use of your data for this and other AI-powered features, update your Google Workspace smart feature settings.

Turn off AI Overview in Gmail search

Important: If you turn off smart features, it also turns off other AI-powered Workspace features, like the Gemini in Gmail side panel.

On your computer, go to Gmail.
At the top right, click Settings See all settings.
Under the "General" tab, scroll to "Google Workspace smart features."
Click Manage Workspace smart feature settings.
Turn off Smart features in Google Workspace.
Click Save.