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Google launches Gemini Spark agentic AI assistant at I/O 2026
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TL;DR
- Gemini Spark is an always-on personal AI agent announced at Google's I/O 2026 developer conference.
- It is built on Gemini 3.5 and powered by Google's Antigravity agent harness, running on dedicated virtual machines on Google Cloud.
- Spark can receive tasks via a dedicated Gmail address and integrate with Google Workspace apps without manual setup.
- Android Halo will provide a new notification layer on mobile for users to monitor the agent's activity.
- Gemini Spark is currently in internal testing at Google and will be rolled out as a beta to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the US next week.
- The Google AI Ultra subscription price is being reduced from $250 to $100 per month.