Google Revamps Openclaw With Gemini 3.5 Flash and AI Box
Google is rolling out openclaw with a new AI-powered Search box and Gemini 3.5 Flash as the default model in AI Mode. The company called the Search box upgrade its biggest in over 25 years. For people already using Search, that means the first query can now start with text, images, files, videos, or Chrome tabs.
Gemini 3.5 Flash in Search
Gemini 3.5 Flash is now the default model in AI Mode for everyone globally starting today. That gives users a lighter entry point into conversational search, but the practical tradeoff is clear: Google is moving more of Search’s front end into AI Mode instead of keeping it as a separate feature.
Google said AI Mode surpassed one billion monthly users one year after its debut. The company also said queries in AI Mode have more than doubled every quarter since launch. Those figures explain why Search is being reshaped around AI rather than treated as an add-on.
Openclaw Box Inputs
The new intelligent Search box can take text, images, files, videos, or Chrome tabs as inputs. That makes the box less like a keyword field and more like a starting point for mixed-media questions, which is useful if a search begins with a screenshot, a document, or an open tab instead of a typed query.
The new Search box is starting to roll out today in all countries and languages where AI Mode is available. Google also said the seamless follow-up experience is live today across desktop and mobile worldwide, so users can move from an AI Overview into a back-and-forth without restarting the search.
Search Agents at 24/7
Google said it is entering the era of Search agents and is starting with information agents. These agents operate in the background 24/7 and look across the web, including blogs, news sites, social posts, and real-time information on finance, shopping, and sports.
An agent can send an intelligent synthesized update and take action. That is the sharpest line in this rollout, because it moves Search from answering a query to doing ongoing monitoring, and the unanswered question is how much control users will have over those background updates once the feature broadens beyond the first information agents.
