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TL;DR
- Google is now “open” to putting ads in the standalone Gemini app.
- Google exec Philipp Schindler says ad formats from AI Mode could carry over to Gemini.
The Gemini app has long been a refuge from the constant clutter of the modern web. There were no banners or sponsored snippets. Now, that clean interface is about to change. A Google executive suggests the company is not ruling out ways to make money from its flagship AI assistant.
During the company’s Q1 2026 earnings call on Wednesday, Google’s chief business officer Philipp Schindler confirmed the company is open to shoving ads into the standalone Gemini app, Business Insider reports. For now, though, Google isn’t rushing. But Schindler added that if an ad format works in Google’s new AI Mode for Search, it could be used in the Gemini app too.
